A new partnership combining AI and rare disease drug discovery with a patient-centered treatment network is seeking to unlock drug cures for the world’s most intractable diseases. AI-powered, patient-inspired technology company Healx – which is headquartered on Hills Road – has teamed up with US-based Mission: Cure, a non-profit coalition...
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Odense, Denmark – People who are hard of hearing spend more energy listening. That energy comes at the expense of other cognitive functions. Cognitive functions are the mental processes in the brain that enable us to think and solve problems, among other things. In a new study featuring data from...
Washington, D.C. — A common skin fungus, Malassezia globosa may invade deep tissues through the skin or by other means, then cause tumor growth, according to a new study. The study results were reported in mBio, an open access journal of the American Society for Microbiology. “It is important to...
Heidelberg, Germany – A new pharmacological inhibitor can intervene in a central cell death mechanism that is responsible for the death of motor neurons and hence important for the progression of the motor neuron disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). A research team led by Prof. Dr Hilmar Bading, neurobiologist at...
NEWTOWN, Pa. — Helius Medical Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: HSDT) is expanding its presence at the 2024 American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) Combined Sections Meeting (CSM), that will be held February 15 through February 17 at the Boston Convention and Exposition Center: In addition to exhibiting its innovative Portable Neuromodulation Stimulator...
Munich, Germany – Chronic hepatitis B, resulting from infection with the hepatitis B virus (HBV), is an inflammatory liver disease that results in tissue damage. Persistent HBV infection, where the immune system cannot fully eradicate the virus, can lead to continuous liver damage, liver cirrhosis, and even liver cancer. HBV...
Ildiko Hammond is exhausted. Not only is caring for her severely disabled daughter a full-time job, it is also financially draining. But yesterday, the Lismore mother of two received some welcome news. Mrs Hammond and about 19,000 other carers of children with profound disabilities will soon qualify for a $550-a-fortnight...
A couple have made a heartfelt appeal for help to get their terminally ill son to America for treatment. Adel and Damien Elliott from Enniskillen were left shattered by the news that both their sons Marc (4) and two-month-old Matthew have the incurable and deadly illness adrenoleukodystrophy, a rare genetic...
Durham, NC – Karen Kump of Elko, Nevada, knew the lump on her right breast should be checked by a doctor when she first noticed it in July 2022. “But my granddaughter was getting married, and I wanted the attention to be on her,” she said. Kump, 78, didn’t know...
The grandparents of a four-year-old Enniskillen boy diagnosed with a rare terminal illness are appealing for public support to help them raise money towards his dietary needs, treatment, hospital trips, and even a possible cure. Marc Elliott is the son of Damien and Adel and brother to six-week-old Matthew. They...