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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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MAR 29, 2020Cancer
Have you ever heard of ependymoma? This rare form of brain cancer most commonly occurs in young children when tumors for ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 24, 2020Cardiology
Inflammation of the heart muscle can affect the hearts electrical system. This can reduce the heart's ability to pum ...Written By: Abbie ArceMAR 19, 2020Cardiology
New research has shown that having bariatric surgery, by means of having a gastric band placed around the stomach to res ...Written By: Annie LennonMAR 13, 2020Cardiology
Cardiac tumors are generally considered rare, happening in only one in 500 cardiac surgery cases. These growths are ofte ...Written By: Abbie ArceMAR 13, 2020Immunology
A drug commonly used to treat certain types of malaria has been found to have some surprising synergistic effects: havin ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAR 06, 2020Cardiology
Nutrition advice seems to come from everywhere. Exposure to this advice, one is likely to find endless examples of confl ...Written By: Abbie ArceMAR 03, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Since the CRISPR/Cas9 editing tool was developed several years ago, many scientists have modified and improved it for di ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 01, 2020Genetics & Genomics
A new therapeutic approach for Huntington's disease may aid patients with other neurodegenerative disorders.Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 12, 2020Health & Medicine
Neuroscientists may face the challenge of not having enough material or high-quality material to study the condition the ...Written By: Tiffany DazetFEB 06, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Misfolded proteins are closely linked to many neurodegenerative disorders. Researchers have learned more about one of th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 28, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
A clinical trial used stem cell gene therapy to treat a rare genetic disorder called X-CGD. Image credit: UCLA Broad Ste ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 26, 2020Technology
At the 56th Annual Meeting of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons, researchers announced the groundbreaking technology that ...Written By: Nouran AminJAN 21, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
The FDA has recently approved Ayvakit (avapritinib) for the treatment of unresectable and metastatic gastrointestinal st ...Written By: Nouran AminJAN 14, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Some genetic mutations are due to a change in only one base of the genetic code, while others involve large regions of t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 13, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Acute Myeloid Leukemia is a cancer of the blood that starts in the bone marrow, where the stem cells that produce blood ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 11, 2020Cancer
After the outcry against baby powder and concerns regarding its link to ovarian cancer, still, no investigations have cl ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 08, 2020Microbiology
Zoonotic diseases are caused by infectious microorganisms like bacteria or viruses, and are passed between animals, incl ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 23, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Muscles have a supply of restorative stem cells called satellite cells, and now they have identified a new type.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 23, 2019Clinical & Molecular DX
Haemophilia is a genetically-inherited condition that severely affects an individual’s ability to stop bleeding. B ...Written By: Tara FernandesDEC 21, 2019Genetics & Genomics
In recent years, genetic testing models have gained tremendous popularity from their ability to predict one’s risk ...Written By: Annie LennonDEC 19, 2019Health & Medicine
Even with a decade full of diet trends and superfoods, obesity rates in the United States continue to climb. According t ...Written By: Tiffany DazetDEC 07, 2019Genetics & Genomics
CRISPR is one of the most promising technologies under development to treat deadly inherited conditions such as cystic f ...Written By: Annie LennonNOV 26, 2019Immunology
While rare, toxic shock is a dangerous condition that acts fast and can be fatal. A new study identified a new target fo ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 26, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Epigenetic diseases are still relatively rare, but when women use fertility treatments, the risk of epigenetic disease i ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
MAR 29, 2020
Cancer
Have you ever heard of ependymoma? This rare form of brain cancer most commonly occurs in young children when tumors for
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 24, 2020
Cardiology
Inflammation of the heart muscle can affect the hearts electrical system. This can reduce the heart's ability to pum
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
MAR 19, 2020
Cardiology
New research has shown that having bariatric surgery, by means of having a gastric band placed around the stomach to res
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAR 13, 2020
Cardiology
Cardiac tumors are generally considered rare, happening in only one in 500 cardiac surgery cases. These growths are ofte
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
MAR 13, 2020
Immunology
A drug commonly used to treat certain types of malaria has been found to have some surprising synergistic effects: havin
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAR 06, 2020
Cardiology
Nutrition advice seems to come from everywhere. Exposure to this advice, one is likely to find endless examples of confl
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
MAR 03, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Since the CRISPR/Cas9 editing tool was developed several years ago, many scientists have modified and improved it for di
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 01, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
A new therapeutic approach for Huntington's disease may aid patients with other neurodegenerative disorders.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 12, 2020
Health & Medicine
Neuroscientists may face the challenge of not having enough material or high-quality material to study the condition the
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
FEB 06, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Misfolded proteins are closely linked to many neurodegenerative disorders. Researchers have learned more about one of th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 28, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
A clinical trial used stem cell gene therapy to treat a rare genetic disorder called X-CGD. Image credit: UCLA Broad Ste
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 26, 2020
Technology
At the 56th Annual Meeting of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons, researchers announced the groundbreaking technology that
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JAN 21, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
The FDA has recently approved Ayvakit (avapritinib) for the treatment of unresectable and metastatic gastrointestinal st
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JAN 14, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Some genetic mutations are due to a change in only one base of the genetic code, while others involve large regions of t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 13, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Acute Myeloid Leukemia is a cancer of the blood that starts in the bone marrow, where the stem cells that produce blood
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 11, 2020
Cancer
After the outcry against baby powder and concerns regarding its link to ovarian cancer, still, no investigations have cl
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 08, 2020
Microbiology
Zoonotic diseases are caused by infectious microorganisms like bacteria or viruses, and are passed between animals, incl
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 23, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Muscles have a supply of restorative stem cells called satellite cells, and now they have identified a new type.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 23, 2019
Clinical & Molecular DX
Haemophilia is a genetically-inherited condition that severely affects an individual’s ability to stop bleeding. B
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 21, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
In recent years, genetic testing models have gained tremendous popularity from their ability to predict one’s risk
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
DEC 19, 2019
Health & Medicine
Even with a decade full of diet trends and superfoods, obesity rates in the United States continue to climb. According t
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
DEC 07, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
CRISPR is one of the most promising technologies under development to treat deadly inherited conditions such as cystic f
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
NOV 26, 2019
Immunology
While rare, toxic shock is a dangerous condition that acts fast and can be fatal. A new study identified a new target fo
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 26, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Epigenetic diseases are still relatively rare, but when women use fertility treatments, the risk of epigenetic disease i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch