According to a story from BBC, nine year old Sam Short has been trying an experimental drug for three years that aims to improve his growth. This is because he…
According to a story from seas.harvard.edu, Harvard freshman Kavya Kopparapu was reading a story about the late Senator John McCain's diagnosis with glioblastoma, a deadly brain cancer. She was stunned…
According to a story from ScienceBlog, the results of an international research study which was led by a team of scientists in Oakland, California and Munich, Germany, has led to…
According to a story from EurekAlert! an international team of scientific researchers have made an unusual discovery. The team found in the course of their studies that dietary supplementation with…
According to a story from BioPortfolio, the biopharmaceutical company AstraZeneca recently announced the release of positive results from a phase 3b clinical trial. This trial was testing the safety and…
According to a story from Pulmonary Hypertension News, a recent study has found that lapses in treatment adherence can result in serious side effects for pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) patients…
According to a story from Cancer Therapy Advisor, a recent study published in the journal Cancer Medicine indicated that chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) patients who dealt with adverse events during treatment…
According to a press release from the French biotechnology company Inventiva, the company has completed recruitment for a phase 2 clinical trial evaluating its experimental mucopolysaccharidosis VI drug, odiparcil. About…
According to a story from Bioscience Today, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease or motor neurone disease, has continued to be a mysterious disease for the…
According to a story from Charcot-Marie-Tooth News, a recent study was conducted that compared the presentation of symptoms between two different variants of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT): CMT4B1 and CMT4B2. The…
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The blood-brain barrier is a “gatekeeper” that prevents toxins and foreign matter in the bloodstream from traveling to the brain. Check Orphan recently carried an article that had been…
Jane Biehl Jane Biehl has worked as a professor, rehabilitation counselor, and a librarian. She holds three different degrees, and spreads her knowledge through freelance writing. She also has a…
According to a story from marketscreener.com, the biotechnology company Roche recently announced the results from a company sponsored phase 3 clinical trial that compared the safety and efficacy of rituximab…
It is 2019, and minority populations still account for fewer than 10% of clinical trial participants. Two decades ago, the "NIH Policy and Guidelines on the Inclusion of Women and…
Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EoE) Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is a rare and chronic disorder which affects the digestive system. Eosinophils are a type of white blood cell that help fight infections. This…
Chronic Kidney Disease Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a rare condition which is defined as lasting and progressive kidney damage. The kidneys are responsible for filtering waste and fluids from…
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The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) has funded a study by a company called Forty Seven, Inc. The clinical trial is investigating the benefits of a drug therapy for two cancers…
According to a story from Global Genes, the drug developer SpringWorks Therapeutics announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted the company Fast Track Designation for its…
According to a story from ucf.edu, a new partnership between Mayo Clinic and Limbitless Solutions is planning initiate a new clinical trial that aims to improve mobility options for patients…
According to a story from vtnews.vt.edu, a research team at Virginia Tech has made a critical discovery about the origins of Lyme arthritis, a painful and debilitating symptom that among…
According to a story from Medical Xpress, new discoveries are revealing more and more about how the population of bacteria in our digestive system, known as the gut microbiome, can…
According to a story from Charcot-Marie-Tooth News, a team of scientists have successfully identified four new mutations that are capable of causing Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease. These mutations affect the GJB1 gene. These new…
According to a story from globenewswire.com, the biopharmaceutical company Denali Therapeutics, Inc. has recently announced that its experimental product candidate DNL310, which is currently being developed as a treatment for…
According to a story from Alabama News Center, a scientist affiliated with Southern Research, Dr. Rita Cowell, has been hard at work researching new potential treatments for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis,…
At the 2019 American Thoracic Society Conference this year multiple presentations demonstrated the importance of the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation's Patient Registry. About the Registry This registry was created by the Pulmonary…
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