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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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NOV 20, 2018Genetics & Genomics
A miscarriage can be a devastating experience, and researchers are trying to learn more about genetic factors that may i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 19, 2018Microbiology
Researchers have shown that lifestyle changes have a rapid and significant influence on the human gut microbiome.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 17, 2018Genetics & Genomics
A life-threatening kidney disease may be one day be a treatable condition thanks to new work by researchers, and patient ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 15, 2018Cannabis Sciences
Trigger warning: If you are a bit squeamish about emesis (vomiting) then this article may not be for you. Otherwise ...Written By: Amy LoriauxNOV 13, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
Niemann-Pick type C (NPC) is a rare and fatal neurodegenerative disease. Symptoms of the condition include loss of balan ...Written By: Nouran AminNOV 12, 2018Cancer
Primary malignant liver tumors are rare in children with an occurrence rate of 1-2% of all childhood cancers. Radical su ...Written By: Heba El-wassefNOV 07, 2018Videos
Did you know that around one billion people suffer from a neglected tropical disease?Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 06, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Rodents are known as common research models, but zebrafish have been gaining ground as an attractive alternative for man ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 05, 2018Microbiology
A microbe called Clostridium botulinum and sometimes two other strains of Clostridium bacteria can make a toxic chemical ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 01, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
When a person's appendix is removed early in life, it reduces their chances of getting Parkinson's disease.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 31, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
The promise of immunotherapy in oncology is stronger than ever. Now, an international team of scientists and physicians ...Written By: Nouran AminOCT 23, 2018Immunology
A point mutation has caused a de novo immune deficiency observed in two patientsWritten By: Nicholas BreehlOCT 21, 2018Genetics & Genomics
This work has opened up new therapeutic avenues that the scientists will be exploring.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 18, 2018Genetics & Genomics
For many years, researchers have been searching for the genetic influences that affect the development of MS.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 08, 2018Microbiology
Sometime in 2014, the CDC began to get reports of a mysterious illness that was affecting children. More cases have appe ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 01, 2018Neuroscience
Dementia is a scary diagnosis, but what many people don't realize is that dementia is a general term that can refer ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 08, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
Neurodegenerative diseases, such as degenerative ataxia or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), will progressively cause ...Written By: Nouran AminAUG 31, 2018Videos
The FDA has issued a serious warning about a group of type 2 diabetes drug called sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 31, 2018Immunology
Effector and Regulatory B cells play reciprocal role in pathogenesis of scleroderma.Written By: Caitlin WilliamsAUG 27, 2018Cardiology
New drug reduces deaths and hospitalization rates, while also improving quality of life, for patients with rare type of ...Written By: Caitlin WilliamsAUG 26, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have been confounded for years by genetic errors with the sequence, but a different effect on people.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 15, 2018Immunology
The use of therapeutic macrophage transplantation in mice showed great improvement in rare lung disorder caused by defic ...Written By: Caitlin WilliamsAUG 05, 2018Genetics & Genomics
This rare type of cell seems to play a major role in cystic fibrosis.Written By: Carmen Leitch
NOV 20, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
A miscarriage can be a devastating experience, and researchers are trying to learn more about genetic factors that may i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 19, 2018
Microbiology
Researchers have shown that lifestyle changes have a rapid and significant influence on the human gut microbiome.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 17, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
A life-threatening kidney disease may be one day be a treatable condition thanks to new work by researchers, and patient
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 15, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
Trigger warning: If you are a bit squeamish about emesis (vomiting) then this article may not be for you. Otherwise
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
NOV 13, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
Niemann-Pick type C (NPC) is a rare and fatal neurodegenerative disease. Symptoms of the condition include loss of balan
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
NOV 12, 2018
Cancer
Primary malignant liver tumors are rare in children with an occurrence rate of 1-2% of all childhood cancers. Radical su
...
Written By:
Heba El-wassef
NOV 07, 2018
Videos
Did you know that around one billion people suffer from a neglected tropical disease?
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 06, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Rodents are known as common research models, but zebrafish have been gaining ground as an attractive alternative for man
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 05, 2018
Microbiology
A microbe called Clostridium botulinum and sometimes two other strains of Clostridium bacteria can make a toxic chemical
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 01, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
When a person's appendix is removed early in life, it reduces their chances of getting Parkinson's disease.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 31, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
The promise of immunotherapy in oncology is stronger than ever. Now, an international team of scientists and physicians
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
OCT 23, 2018
Immunology
A point mutation has caused a de novo immune deficiency observed in two patients
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
OCT 21, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
This work has opened up new therapeutic avenues that the scientists will be exploring.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 18, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
For many years, researchers have been searching for the genetic influences that affect the development of MS.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 08, 2018
Microbiology
Sometime in 2014, the CDC began to get reports of a mysterious illness that was affecting children. More cases have appe
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 01, 2018
Neuroscience
Dementia is a scary diagnosis, but what many people don't realize is that dementia is a general term that can refer
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 08, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
Neurodegenerative diseases, such as degenerative ataxia or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), will progressively cause
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
AUG 31, 2018
Videos
The FDA has issued a serious warning about a group of type 2 diabetes drug called sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2)
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 31, 2018
Immunology
Effector and Regulatory B cells play reciprocal role in pathogenesis of scleroderma.
Written By:
Caitlin Williams
AUG 27, 2018
Cardiology
New drug reduces deaths and hospitalization rates, while also improving quality of life, for patients with rare type of
...
Written By:
Caitlin Williams
AUG 26, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have been confounded for years by genetic errors with the sequence, but a different effect on people.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 15, 2018
Immunology
The use of therapeutic macrophage transplantation in mice showed great improvement in rare lung disorder caused by defic
...
Written By:
Caitlin Williams
AUG 05, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
This rare type of cell seems to play a major role in cystic fibrosis.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch