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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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JAN 30, 2019Cancer
Doctors from the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York recently published a paper in Nature detai ...Written By: Amy LoriauxJAN 23, 2019Health & Medicine
People who have leprosy, an infectious disease that has been described in ancient civilizations, have consistently been ...Written By: Dena ArutaJAN 17, 2019Cannabis Sciences
On its own, the research on the phytochemicals present in cannabis suggests that no, marijuana will not make you fat (mu ...Written By: Amy LoriauxJAN 16, 2019Genetics & Genomics
New treatments for some diseases can have extremely high price tags. One example is Zolgensma, which might cost $5 milli ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 15, 2019Immunology
Spondyloarthritis is one of the most common types of chronic joint inflammation affecting nearly 1-2 percent of the West ...Written By: Nicholas BreehlJAN 03, 2019Microbiology
Th mycobacteria family of microbes includes over 70 members, which are everywhere and are often harmless. But they make ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 03, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Incredibly, around 20% of the global population is infected with the microbe that causes TB, but only about 10% show any ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 26, 2018Immunology
A team from Scripps Research has found a molecular cause of a group of rare autoimmune disorders in which the immune sys ...Written By: Nicholas BreehlDEC 19, 2018Health & Medicine
Mastitis, occurring in approximately 1-3% of new mothers, is an unexpected bump in the road for those with newbor ...Written By: Dena ArutaDEC 17, 2018Health & Medicine
EMBL researchers have now found a way to stop itch with light in mice. Nature Biomedical Engineering publishes their res ...Written By: Aswini KannegantiDEC 12, 2018Immunology
A new study highlights the effects of a target gene in HIV latent infectionWritten By: Nicholas BreehlDEC 12, 2018Cardiology
Many people who experience symptoms like difficulty breathing, fatigue and tightness in the chest during physical activi ...Written By: Abbie ArceDEC 11, 2018Immunology
Research reveals a genetic mutation causes a protein binding site to alter its structure resulting in the development of ...Written By: Nicholas BreehlDEC 11, 2018Cancer
Last month the FDA approved two new drugs for cancer, both drugs target cancers with specific genetic mutations which ma ...Written By: Heba El-wassefDEC 10, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have found a new way to identify disease-causing genes.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 10, 2018Health & Medicine
Sarcoidosis is characterized by an exaggerated immune response to an unrecognized antigen, which has not yet been ...Written By: Dena ArutaDEC 06, 2018Cannabis Sciences
A recent press release from the pharmaceutical company Integral Molecular, written by Kate Kadash-Edmondson, has de ...Written By: Amy LoriauxNOV 28, 2018Immunology
Scientists at Scripps Research Institute describe the nature of an immune regulator proteinWritten By: Nicholas BreehlNOV 27, 2018Genetics & Genomics
It was thought that in humans, mitochondrial DNA was passed on exclusively by mothers.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 26, 2018Health & Medicine
Human bite wounds are a common source of polymicrobial infections accounting for many emergency room visits. One ...Written By: Dena ArutaNOV 25, 2018Microbiology
First identified in 1993, hantavirus infections can cause dangerous and potentially deadly respiratory infections.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 24, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Our genomic sequence is thought to remain the same throughout our lives. But new research has found evidence to the cont ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 21, 2018Cardiology
Kawasaki disease discovered by Dr. Tomisaku Kawasaki, a Japanese pediatrician, is a rare type of vasculitis, or inflamma ...Written By: Abbie ArceNOV 20, 2018Immunology
A team of scientists reviewed over 600 SCID patients medical records to establish the relationship between genetics and ...Written By: Nicholas Breehl
JAN 30, 2019
Cancer
Doctors from the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York recently published a paper in Nature detai
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
JAN 23, 2019
Health & Medicine
People who have leprosy, an infectious disease that has been described in ancient civilizations, have consistently been
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
JAN 17, 2019
Cannabis Sciences
On its own, the research on the phytochemicals present in cannabis suggests that no, marijuana will not make you fat (mu
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
JAN 16, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
New treatments for some diseases can have extremely high price tags. One example is Zolgensma, which might cost $5 milli
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 15, 2019
Immunology
Spondyloarthritis is one of the most common types of chronic joint inflammation affecting nearly 1-2 percent of the West
...
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
JAN 03, 2019
Microbiology
Th mycobacteria family of microbes includes over 70 members, which are everywhere and are often harmless. But they make
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 03, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Incredibly, around 20% of the global population is infected with the microbe that causes TB, but only about 10% show any
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 26, 2018
Immunology
A team from Scripps Research has found a molecular cause of a group of rare autoimmune disorders in which the immune sys
...
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
DEC 19, 2018
Health & Medicine
Mastitis, occurring in approximately 1-3% of new mothers, is an unexpected bump in the road for those with newbor
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
DEC 17, 2018
Health & Medicine
EMBL researchers have now found a way to stop itch with light in mice. Nature Biomedical Engineering publishes their res
...
Written By:
Aswini Kanneganti
DEC 12, 2018
Immunology
A new study highlights the effects of a target gene in HIV latent infection
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
DEC 12, 2018
Cardiology
Many people who experience symptoms like difficulty breathing, fatigue and tightness in the chest during physical activi
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
DEC 11, 2018
Immunology
Research reveals a genetic mutation causes a protein binding site to alter its structure resulting in the development of
...
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
DEC 11, 2018
Cancer
Last month the FDA approved two new drugs for cancer, both drugs target cancers with specific genetic mutations which ma
...
Written By:
Heba El-wassef
DEC 10, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have found a new way to identify disease-causing genes.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 10, 2018
Health & Medicine
Sarcoidosis is characterized by an exaggerated immune response to an unrecognized antigen, which has not yet been
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
DEC 06, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
A recent press release from the pharmaceutical company Integral Molecular, written by Kate Kadash-Edmondson, has de
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
NOV 28, 2018
Immunology
Scientists at Scripps Research Institute describe the nature of an immune regulator protein
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
NOV 27, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
It was thought that in humans, mitochondrial DNA was passed on exclusively by mothers.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 26, 2018
Health & Medicine
Human bite wounds are a common source of polymicrobial infections accounting for many emergency room visits. One
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
NOV 25, 2018
Microbiology
First identified in 1993, hantavirus infections can cause dangerous and potentially deadly respiratory infections.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 24, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Our genomic sequence is thought to remain the same throughout our lives. But new research has found evidence to the cont
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 21, 2018
Cardiology
Kawasaki disease discovered by Dr. Tomisaku Kawasaki, a Japanese pediatrician, is a rare type of vasculitis, or inflamma
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
NOV 20, 2018
Immunology
A team of scientists reviewed over 600 SCID patients medical records to establish the relationship between genetics and
...
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl