Tyler Chambers, 9-years-old, suffers from scoliosis, with a 65 degree bent spine. His mother is fighting to get him the surgery he needs to rid away his intensifying pain, reports…
According to a recent article from BioSpace, a study of Accuray's CyberKnife radiosurgical system showed good results with the new technology. The CyberKnife system projects radiation beams from multiple angles…
NBCNews Chief Foreign Correspondent, Richard Engel, opened up about one of the hardest phone calls he ever had to receive-- the call where he received the diagnosis of Rett syndrome for…
According to a story from Newswise, The University of Adelaide in Australia received a $1.19 million grant in order to spearhead an international research project. The project's aim is to…
There are fifty genetic diseases that can be characterized as lysosomal storage diseases (LSDs). Gaucher disease can be characterized as such. LSDs make up about one in every 8,000 births…
The National Institute of Arthritis, Musculoskeletal, and Skin Diseases awarded 6.5 million dollars to a team of researchers last month. The grant funding goes towards the creation of a new…
According to a story from Cancer Updates, Research & Education, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), recently approved the use of Trisenox injection in combination with tretinoin as a treatment…
According to a story from BioPortfolio, the pharmaceutical company Synspira announced the results of a study for poly-N glucosamine (PAAG) as a potential treatment for MRSA, a widespread antibiotic resistant…
There is new hope for patients and their families suffering from spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) reported AOL UK News. SMA is a physically debilitating and aggressive disease, and now a new…
New research shows that children can still inherit mitochondrial disease even if their mother never showed signs of the disease, reports ALN Magazine. It has been shown over time that…
According to a story from Financial Buzz, the pharmaceutical company BriaCell announced some preliminary results for the ongoing clinical trials of its experimental treatment Bria-IMT. This treatment is an immunotherapy…
According to a story from SWNS, a grandmother who had survived a battle with ovarian cancer came face to face with the doctor responsible for developing the treatment that saved…
At first, 14-year-old Alec Hebblethwaite and his family thought he kept choking on his food due to eating too quickly or talking mid-bite, yet, after some time they learned he…
A new device called The Third Pole will soon be on the market to help newborns with pulmonary hypertension breathe better. Pulmonary hypertension is a type of high blood pressure…
The first new treatment approved for amyotrophic later sclerosis (ALS) has generated a lot of excitement and enthusiasm in the ALS community since its approval in May of 2017, but…
In a recent study, researchers at Stanford University School of Medicine successfully cured mice of cancer. Already, patients diagnosed with lymphoma are being sought out to undergo clinical trials with…
Originally reported by Columbia Daily Tribune, researchers from the University of Missouri have made huge strides towards treating, and maybe even curing, two fatal diseases: muscular dystrophy and Amyotrophic Lateral…
Determining whether a cancer treatment is having the desired effect can be a tricky science. New research by a team from the Keck School of Medicine of USC leverages characteristics…
Information in a Specialty Pharmacy Times report indicates that immunotherapy combined with chemotherapy may be an effective option for patients with drug-resistant multiple myeloma who have relapsed. Multiple myeloma is…
According to Live Science, a new Netherlands study shows that women who get breast implants are more likely to develop a rare cancer known as anaplastic large cell lymphoma, also…
A new study suggests the application of electric shock reduces the effects of Tourette syndrome. Stimulating the brain with electricity shows reduction in vocal, and motor tics. Keep reading to…
New drugs can often make a huge difference in a patient's life. Especially in the case of rare conditions like Fabry disease, where there may be a limited number of…
A team of engineers at the University of Connecticut has invented a device which may change medicine as we know it. Researchers say the device could be used as a…
A new clinical study starts soon and researchers are looking for 75 volunteers. The phase two clinical trial will be testing the safety and tolerability of the drug nilotinib in…
Duke Health just reported that in a recent study, children with cerebral palsy may show improvements from an infusion of their own umbilical cord blood. Recently, a clinical trial including…
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