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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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SEP 29, 2017Cancer
A recent study brings good news and bad news for mutations in the FANCM gene. The good news is that people with mutation ...SEP 11, 2017Neuroscience
In any disease, the sooner it's detected, the sooner proper treatment can begin. Outcomes are always better when any ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAUG 10, 2017Immunology
In very rare cases - two in 10,000 people experts say - a chickenpox infection can trigger extremely dangerous brain inf ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 03, 2017Cardiology
Using in vitro fertilization (IVF), scientists are introducing genetic editing machinery into egg and sperm cells to pre ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 31, 2017Cardiology
Most other current research on progeria, a rare and fatal genetic aging condition, revolves around genetics, but John P. ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 28, 2017Videos
Genetic testing that can be done in the home are becoming popular with individuals looking to research their ancestry. H ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUL 21, 2017Videos
Rabies is a virus contracted through the saliva of other infected animals. Rabid raccoons have perhaps the greatest asso ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 19, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
A compound that is very similar to an investigational drug enabled researchers to learn more about a rare disease.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 18, 2017Immunology
Zebrafish have something incredible to offer us: their ability to regenerate tissue. Past studies have also explored the ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 07, 2017Immunology
Thanks to regulatory T cells (Tregs), the immune system is kept in line via a careful system of checks and balanc ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 06, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
This new data on a rare disease could help diagnose the disorder in new patients, and has led researchers to test new tr ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 02, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
The Orphan Drug Act has tried to spur development of therapeutics for diseases affecting less than 200,000 people.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 24, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
New research is challenging a long-held assumption in molecular biology, and it may also help explain some confounding d ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 20, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Are you someone who always has the unfortunate luck to catch whatever cold virus that’s going around? Well, scient ...MAY 22, 2017Cardiology
For the first time, scientists discovered a genetic culprit for a severe congenital heart defect, hypoplastic lef ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 18, 2017Immunology
There's a new standard treatment for a rare immunological disease: mepolizumab. No need for an approval process, tho ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 14, 2017Microbiology
Ticks are nasty parasites that already pose a threat to human health; the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 08, 2017Cardiology
The two main active ingredients in most energy drinks, caffeine and taurine, have been linked in the past to an increase ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 23, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists at Johns Hopkins have reported interesting new evidence that upends common knowledge about gut nerve cells.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 16, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Travelers heading to the beautiful Hawaiian paradise should be warned to avoid raw snails and slugs. Hawaiian state offi ...MAR 26, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Lab-grown red blood cells are not a new concept. But culturing enough of these cells in mass quantities was the main cha ...MAR 17, 2017Health & Medicine
The first human case of babesiosis was reported in 1957; until then it was thought of as a disease plaguing domes ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 10, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
There are many rare disorders and while they don't get much attention from the public at large, they are life-changi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 28, 2017Health & Medicine
You have heard “an apple a day keeps the doctor away,” but new research suggests that it is more like five t ...Written By: Kara Marker
SEP 29, 2017
Cancer
A recent study brings good news and bad news for mutations in the FANCM gene. The good news is that people with mutation
...
SEP 11, 2017
Neuroscience
In any disease, the sooner it's detected, the sooner proper treatment can begin. Outcomes are always better when any
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 10, 2017
Immunology
In very rare cases - two in 10,000 people experts say - a chickenpox infection can trigger extremely dangerous brain inf
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 03, 2017
Cardiology
Using in vitro fertilization (IVF), scientists are introducing genetic editing machinery into egg and sperm cells to pre
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 31, 2017
Cardiology
Most other current research on progeria, a rare and fatal genetic aging condition, revolves around genetics, but John P.
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 28, 2017
Videos
Genetic testing that can be done in the home are becoming popular with individuals looking to research their ancestry. H
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 21, 2017
Videos
Rabies is a virus contracted through the saliva of other infected animals. Rabid raccoons have perhaps the greatest asso
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 19, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
A compound that is very similar to an investigational drug enabled researchers to learn more about a rare disease.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 18, 2017
Immunology
Zebrafish have something incredible to offer us: their ability to regenerate tissue. Past studies have also explored the
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 07, 2017
Immunology
Thanks to regulatory T cells (Tregs), the immune system is kept in line via a careful system of checks and balanc
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 06, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
This new data on a rare disease could help diagnose the disorder in new patients, and has led researchers to test new tr
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 02, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
The Orphan Drug Act has tried to spur development of therapeutics for diseases affecting less than 200,000 people.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 24, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
New research is challenging a long-held assumption in molecular biology, and it may also help explain some confounding d
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 20, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Are you someone who always has the unfortunate luck to catch whatever cold virus that’s going around? Well, scient
...
MAY 22, 2017
Cardiology
For the first time, scientists discovered a genetic culprit for a severe congenital heart defect, hypoplastic lef
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 18, 2017
Immunology
There's a new standard treatment for a rare immunological disease: mepolizumab. No need for an approval process, tho
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 14, 2017
Microbiology
Ticks are nasty parasites that already pose a threat to human health; the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 08, 2017
Cardiology
The two main active ingredients in most energy drinks, caffeine and taurine, have been linked in the past to an increase
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 23, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists at Johns Hopkins have reported interesting new evidence that upends common knowledge about gut nerve cells.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 16, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Travelers heading to the beautiful Hawaiian paradise should be warned to avoid raw snails and slugs. Hawaiian state offi
...
MAR 26, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Lab-grown red blood cells are not a new concept. But culturing enough of these cells in mass quantities was the main cha
...
MAR 17, 2017
Health & Medicine
The first human case of babesiosis was reported in 1957; until then it was thought of as a disease plaguing domes
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 10, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
There are many rare disorders and while they don't get much attention from the public at large, they are life-changi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 28, 2017
Health & Medicine
You have heard “an apple a day keeps the doctor away,” but new research suggests that it is more like five t
...
Written By:
Kara Marker