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Rare Disorder Puts Southland Families on a Mission
Friday, May 17, 2013
“There is nothing like a mom or dad on a missionThat’s Shelby Swann’s simple explanation for all she does for her 8-year-old daughter Kendall, the International Rett Syndrome Foundation and other parents whose children also are afflicted with this genetic neurological disorderThe IRSF Strol
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Approval of Cystic Fibrosis Drug in Wales Should Herald a New Ear
Friday, May 17, 2013
THE successful battle to approve life-changing cystic fibrosis treatment should be a herald a new dawn for pharmaceutical drugs in Wales, an Assembly Member has saidLast week Health Minister Mark Drakeford went against his advisors and allowed Kalydeco to be made available on the Welsh NHSPlaid C
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Gene Involved in Neurodegeneration Keeps Clock Running
Friday, May 17, 2013
Northwestern University scientists have shown a gene involved in neurodegenerative disease also plays a critical role in the proper function of the circadian clockIn a study of the common fruit fly, the researchers found the gene, called Ataxin-2, keeps the clock responsible for sleeping and wakin
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Study Brings Greater Understanding of Tumor Growth Mechanism
Friday, May 17, 2013
A study led by researchers from Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry has for the first time revealed how the loss of a particular tumour suppressing protein leads to the abnormal growth of tumours of the brain and nervous systemThe study is published in Brain: A Journal
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Mayo Clinic: Imaging Scans Provide Little Help Detecting Relapse of Aggressive Lymphoma
Friday, May 17, 2013
Imaging scans following treatment for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma do little to help detect a relapse, a Mayo Clinic study has found. The overwhelming majority of patients with this aggressive lymphoma already have symptoms, an abnormal physical exam or an abnormal blood test at the time of "Our
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Nanotechnology Could Help Fight Diabetes
Friday, May 17, 2013
Injectable nanoparticles developed at MIT may someday eliminate the need for patients with Type 1 diabetes to constantly monitor their blood-sugar levels and inject themselves with insulinThe nanoparticles were designed to sense glucose levels in the body and respond by secreting the appropriate a
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Connor’s House’ Helps Families Affected by Rare Childhood Disease
Friday, May 17, 2013
Some of them are so rare that they affect only one child in a millionAll of them have names the average person couldn't and wouldn't have reason to pronounceThey're all insidious. They are all incredibly rare. And they are all, sadly, almost always fatalWhen families are affected by these rare d
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RARE DISEASE: Story Co. Sheriff Taken Ill
Friday, May 17, 2013
The Story County Sheriff has been diagnosed with a Guillain-Barre syndrome according to a Story County Democrats emailSheriff Paul Fitzgerald was hospitalized in Ames last Wednesday with the disorderIt’s an uncommon illness where a person’s immune system attacks the nerves. Weakness and tingl
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NPS Pharmaceuticals Recognized by National Organization for Rare Disorders for Gattex® As an Innovative Treatment for Patients With Short Bowel Syndrome
Friday, May 17, 2013
NPS Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company pioneering and delivering therapies that transform the lives of patients with rare diseases worldwide, announced that the company was honored by the National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD) for the FDA approval of Gattex® (teduglutide [
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Synageva BioPharma™ Joins the International MPS Network in Support of MPS Awareness Day 2013
Friday, May 17, 2013
Synageva BioPharma Corp. (Synageva), a biopharmaceutical company developing therapeutic products for rare diseases, joins the International MPS Network and others around the world in observing MPS Awareness Day 2013. During MPS Awareness day, patient organizations, industry, and other participants