Chandan Bariya of Sankariya village of Limkheda Taluka was brought to the clinic of Samir Brahmbhat after complaining of severe abdominal pain. Tests demonstrated that the girl was suffering from a rare disorder called Rapunzel syndrome, where an individual pulls one’s hair out and then eats it. This condition normally...
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Columbus, Ohio – When Susan Powers went in for surgery to replace her hip in 2018, the last thing on her mind was cancer. But Powers’ pre-surgery blood work alarmed doctors enough that they recommended she see an oncologist immediately. Her daughter, Cheryl Spile, drove her to the hospital, where...
How can inflammatory responses be stimulated or inhibited? How do inflammasomes act as inflammatory switches at a molecular level? Prof. Dr. Matthias Geyer from the Institute of Structural Biology at University Hospital Bonn, the transdisciplinary research area “Life & Health” and the ImmunoSensation2 Cluster of Excellence at the University of...
Rochester, Minnesota – Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center and Columbia University received a five-year, $10.6 million U54 center grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to further study combining the molecular analysis of glioblastoma with MRI. Glioblastoma is a fast-growing and aggressive brain tumor that begins as a growth of cells in the brain or spinal cord. As...
HOUSTON, TX ― The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center today was awarded 16 grants totaling over $25.5 million from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) in support of cancer screening, early detection and prevention programs, faculty recruitment, and groundbreaking cancer research across all areas of...
NEW YORK – The Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) has selected Keisha Greaves from Cambridge, Massachusetts, to represent families living with muscular dystrophy and related neuromuscular diseases alongside current National Ambassador eleven-year-old Ethan LyBrand of Decatur, Alabama. “I have been involved with MDA because muscular dystrophy is now a part of me,” said Keisha. “I feel like it is...
ISTANBUL — Zeynep Liva Elmacı, a dystonia patient who has been having uncontrollable involuntary contractions in her legs and arms for the last 5 years, underwent brain pacemaker surgery while awake by watching cartoons. The patient’s surgery was performed Medical Park, Turkey’s health power with 27 Hospitals and thousands of...
PHILADELPHIA, PA — Medicus Pharma Ltd. (NASDAQ: MDCX) (“Medicus” or the “Company”), a biotech/life sciences company focused on advancing the clinical development programs of novel and potentially disruptive therapeutics assets, is pleased to announce a strategic collaboration with the Gorlin Syndrome Alliance (GSA) to advance compassionate access to SKINJECT™, the Company’s investigational...
Sixteen-year-old Anthony Melena is an avid history buff. And a sports buff. And he loves to travel. So imagine the thrill he experienced in September when he went to Beijing, China, as part of an American delegation at the 2008 Paralympic Games. “I guess I was speechless (when I heard...
Milwaukee, WI – Kerry Hughes, President and Founder of Harmony 4 Hope (H4H), has been named the Mellowes Center’s Rare Disease Ambassador. Kerry has dedicated her career to elevating the voices of those affected by rare diseases, building impactful partnerships that align with our mission—translating genomic research into real-world advancements...