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Rare Diseases
Rare Diseases: A disease or disorder is defined as rare in Europe when it affects fewer than 1 in 2000. A disease or disorder is defined as rare in the USA when it affects fewer than 200,000 Americans at any given time. ... In the EU, as many as 30 million people may be affected by one of over 6000 existing rare diseases.
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OCT 21, 2020Microbiology
Ebola virus can pass from animals to humans, and between people. Rarely, it causes outbreaks but when it does, they can ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 20, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
October is liver cancer awareness month — a month dedicated to educating people about the risk factors and prevent ...Written By: Tara FernandesOCT 19, 2020Cancer
Cancer is a disease characterized by DNA mutations. These mutations, while sometimes small, can cause havoc in a cell&rs ...Written By: Jasper CantrellOCT 15, 2020Neuroscience
Billions of neurons communicate with each other through trillions of synapses to create a functioning, unique system we ...Sponsored By: Human Metabolome TechnologiesOCT 07, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have confirmed previous studies that have suggested that some cases of cerebral palsy are due to a genetic mu ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 05, 2020Immunology
Australian scientists have zeroed in on a gene linked to an increased obesity risk: a regulator of inflammation c ...Written By: Tara FernandesOCT 05, 2020Genetics & Genomics
There are different types of dementia, a term for a loss of cognitive function, including Alzheimer's disease and Le ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 29, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Statistics show that just 1 in 5,000 drug candidates ever makes it from the lab to the pharmacy. In a process that can t ...Sponsored By: Charles RiverSEP 28, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Since the start of the pandemic, scientists have been trying to find out why some people get such severe illness from SA ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 25, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
The human body is made of many different kinds of cells, which can often be cultured in a lab and studied. However, thos ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 24, 2020Cardiology
With the advancement of genomics and genome sequencing, it has become possible for researchers to study diseases down to ...Written By: Jasper CantrellSEP 22, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Friedreich's ataxia causes degeneration in the peripheral nervous system, and movement is progressively impaired over ti ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 22, 2020Cardiology
Mosquitoes are major disease vectors; they are considered the world's deadliest animal because they kill so many people.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 16, 2020Genetics & Genomics
The genome still holds many secrets, some of which probably have a direct relationship to human disease. Beyond genes th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 14, 2020Genetics & Genomics
While they may occur in adults, a rare, aggressive type of brain cancer called atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumors tend to ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 12, 2020Cardiology
Living in a culture of excess can have its benefits, but also its drawbacks. Diabetes is a common disease that is gettin ...Written By: Jasper CantrellSEP 11, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
The Genotype-Tissue Expression (GTEx) Consortium, has produced multiple papers that have provided new insight into human ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 06, 2020Microbiology
Effective vaccines have to trigger an immune response, which is intended to create an immune 'memory' of a specific infe ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 02, 2020Cancer
For many rare diseases, there is a lack of a “standard” treatment options. This is more prevalent in diverse ...Written By: Jasper CantrellSEP 01, 2020Immunology
Malaria is one of the biggest ongoing threats to global health — over 200 million were infected and almost half a ...Written By: Tara FernandesAUG 20, 2020Cardiology
Kawasaki disease is a rare cardiovascular disease affecting children under the age of five. If untreated, there is a cha ...Written By: Jasper CantrellAUG 17, 2020Immunology
A protein produced by the nervous system seems to play a role in regulating the immune system. For people with inflammat ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 16, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
While COVID-19 may not affect cats much, felines are known to contract another kind of coronavirus that can sometimes be ...Written By: Annie LennonAUG 12, 2020Neuroscience
Many COVID-19 patients experience neurological symptoms. These include loss of smell and delirium, with some reporting l ...Written By: Annie Lennon
OCT 21, 2020
Microbiology
Ebola virus can pass from animals to humans, and between people. Rarely, it causes outbreaks but when it does, they can
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 20, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
October is liver cancer awareness month — a month dedicated to educating people about the risk factors and prevent
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
OCT 19, 2020
Cancer
Cancer is a disease characterized by DNA mutations. These mutations, while sometimes small, can cause havoc in a cell&rs
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
OCT 15, 2020
Neuroscience
Billions of neurons communicate with each other through trillions of synapses to create a functioning, unique system we
...
Sponsored By:
Human Metabolome Technologies
OCT 07, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have confirmed previous studies that have suggested that some cases of cerebral palsy are due to a genetic mu
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 05, 2020
Immunology
Australian scientists have zeroed in on a gene linked to an increased obesity risk: a regulator of inflammation c
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
OCT 05, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
There are different types of dementia, a term for a loss of cognitive function, including Alzheimer's disease and Le
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 29, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Statistics show that just 1 in 5,000 drug candidates ever makes it from the lab to the pharmacy. In a process that can t
...
Sponsored By:
Charles River
SEP 28, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Since the start of the pandemic, scientists have been trying to find out why some people get such severe illness from SA
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 25, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
The human body is made of many different kinds of cells, which can often be cultured in a lab and studied. However, thos
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 24, 2020
Cardiology
With the advancement of genomics and genome sequencing, it has become possible for researchers to study diseases down to
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
SEP 22, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Friedreich's ataxia causes degeneration in the peripheral nervous system, and movement is progressively impaired over ti
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 22, 2020
Cardiology
Mosquitoes are major disease vectors; they are considered the world's deadliest animal because they kill so many people.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 16, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
The genome still holds many secrets, some of which probably have a direct relationship to human disease. Beyond genes th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 14, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
While they may occur in adults, a rare, aggressive type of brain cancer called atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumors tend to
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 12, 2020
Cardiology
Living in a culture of excess can have its benefits, but also its drawbacks. Diabetes is a common disease that is gettin
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
SEP 11, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
The Genotype-Tissue Expression (GTEx) Consortium, has produced multiple papers that have provided new insight into human
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 06, 2020
Microbiology
Effective vaccines have to trigger an immune response, which is intended to create an immune 'memory' of a specific infe
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 02, 2020
Cancer
For many rare diseases, there is a lack of a “standard” treatment options. This is more prevalent in diverse
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
SEP 01, 2020
Immunology
Malaria is one of the biggest ongoing threats to global health — over 200 million were infected and almost half a
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
AUG 20, 2020
Cardiology
Kawasaki disease is a rare cardiovascular disease affecting children under the age of five. If untreated, there is a cha
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
AUG 17, 2020
Immunology
A protein produced by the nervous system seems to play a role in regulating the immune system. For people with inflammat
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 16, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
While COVID-19 may not affect cats much, felines are known to contract another kind of coronavirus that can sometimes be
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 12, 2020
Neuroscience
Many COVID-19 patients experience neurological symptoms. These include loss of smell and delirium, with some reporting l
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon