Montreal, Canada – In Quebec, it is estimated that more than 500,000 people suffer from a rare disease, which is defined as a disease that affects less than one in every 2,000 citizens. Too often, affected patients and their families are left in the dark when it comes to finding...
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Three brothers who have been struck down by a rare disease will have to plead their case for life-saving drugs. Daniel Mathieson, 19, and brothers John, 18, and James, 16, have been told they will be lucky to live beyond their 20th birthdays. They already have to use wheelchairs and...
* Nermeen Varawalla, MD, PhD, MBA appointed Chief Medical Officer, replacing Gilles Della Corte, MD * Jeremy Meinen promoted to Chief Accounting Officer * Marco Marotta promoted to Chief Business Officer Geneva, Switzerland – RELIEF THERAPEUTICS Holding SA (SIX: RLF, OTCQB: RLFTF, RLFTY) (“Relief”), a biopharmaceutical company seeking to provide...
Steve Warren, a giant in the field of human genetics, died in June at age 67. In the realm of autism research, he may be best known for having co-discovered the gene FMR1, mutations in which cause fragile X syndrome, a leading inherited cause of intellectual disability and autism. Before the human...
PHILADELPHIA – Renovacor, Inc. (NYSE: RCOR), an early-stage biotechnology company developing adeno-associated virus (AAV)-based gene therapies for devastating cardiovascular and central nervous system diseases resulting from BAG3 gene variants, today announced the appointment of Jordan Shin, M.D., Ph.D., as Senior Vice President of Clinical Development and Translational Science. “We are excited to...
Los Angeles, CA – Researchers at the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have received a five-year, $3 million grant from the National Cancer Institute to identify novel cancer biomarkers and develop AI that can detect and predict aggressive prostate cancer to help avoid unnecessary treatments and their associated negative...
Mention of valley fever is liable to touch off quizzical looks or bad jokes, but to those who have it or are close to someone with it, it is no laughing matter. Life for Lake Elsinore resident Araceli Jimenez underwent a drastic change after her husband came down with the...
HEBER CITY, Utah (ABC-4 Sports) – Just eight months ago, Jade Hafen wasn’t sure if he would be able to walk again. After competing in a calf roping event, Hafen collapsed, unable to move his legs. He was eventually diagnosed with Guillain-Barre syndrome, a dehabilitating nerve disorder in which the...
Paris, France – With ECRD 2024 scheduled for 15 and 16 May in Brussels and online, EURORDIS’ session, Revolutionising Funding Strategies for Breakthrough Therapies in Rarer Diseases, will address this critical issue. This session will not only highlight best practices but also showcase examples of therapies developed through innovative funding...
New York — Rumi Scientific (“Rumi”), a developer of therapies for rare and neurodegenerative diseases discovered using its high throughput organoid phenotypic screening platform, announced the appointment of Allen Fienberg, Ph.D., as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chairman of the Board of Directors. “Our human organoid-based high throughput drug discovery...