CORNWALL — Ryan Neiswender is as bright, perceptive and articulate as any 15-year-old could be. But for someone so intellectually aware, the soon-to-be Cedar Crest High School freshman appears to be profoundly oblivious to the fact that he’s been dealt a bad hand in life. That’s probably because when Neiswender...
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SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: NBIX) today announced the launch of WHAT THE C@H?!, an educational initiative that aims to close the gap in the need for helpful information about congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) and acknowledges the frustrations and challenges experienced by the community in managing the condition. “We...
SAN DIEGO – Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: NBIX) today announced its support of Mental Health Month and commitment to raising awareness of and supporting people living with tardive dyskinesia (TD). Some people living with a mental health condition may also experience TD, an involuntary movement disorder that may develop after...
Jordan Janz used to take 40 to 60 pills every day to treat a rare genetic disease. But a side effect of the medicine made the 22-year-old smell bad. Janz is now taking an experimental gene treatment. He thought the treatment might be worth it when he went to work and his...
The news that changed the course of Ollie’s life came from a doctor when he was just 9 days old. It had been a blurry summer of protests and pandemic, and Ollie’s mother, Elaine Hurst, had looked forward to the newborn “bubble.” Their family also was regrouping after relocating from...
DETROIT, Michigan – A Wayne State University College of Engineering professor has received a $2.65 million award from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases of the National Institutes of Health to develop a novel filtration platform to improve an advanced drug delivery device to optimize diabetes...
Notre Dame’s famous “Touchdown Jesus” mural lit up for Rare Disease Day on Tuesday.
BOSTON, Mass. — Novotech, the global full-service clinical Contract Research Organization (CRO) that partners with biotech companies to accelerate the development of advanced and novel therapeutics at every phase, has released today an industry-leading report on Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) Clinical Trial Landscape. The report includes emerging genetic therapies, funding...
Fort Lee, NJ — Nuvectis Pharma, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of innovative precision medicines for the treatment of serious conditions of unmet medical need in oncology, today announced a collaboration with Mayo Clinic to evaluate NXP800 in an Investigator-sponsored clinical trial in cholangiocarcinoma. Mitesh Borad,...
WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (WETM) – Liam Hickey, 6, is one in a million, so it is only fitting he had a special experience at Watkins Glen International race track. The Hickey family has been through some challenging times. Liam was diagnosed with a rare skeletal disease and has undergone several...