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LEIDEN, Netherlands — Azafaros, a company focused on developing treatments for the unmet needs of patients with rare lysosomal storage disorders, today announced that the first patient has been dosed in the company’s pivotal, multicenter Phase 3 clinical program to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the company’s lead asset,...
Patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) being treated with low dose azithromycin for cough did not see significant improvements compared with placebo, according to the results of a recent study published in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society. Researchers conducted a double-blind, randomized placebo-controlled cross-over clinical trial (ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02173145) treating...
DELRAY BEACH, Fla. – AzurRx BioPharma, Inc. (NASDAQ: AZRX), (“AzurRx” or the “Company”), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company specializing in the development of targeted, non-systemic therapies for gastrointestinal (GI) diseases, today announced positive interim data from the first 18 out of 20 patients in its Phase 2 trial evaluating MS1819...
Skelly’s Bar in Ballymahon is to play host to a special fundraising night in aid of the Friedeichs Ataxia Society of Ireland on Friday, June 13 next with a host of excellent local acts performing on the occasion. Friedeichs Ataxia is a rare genetic and progressive disorder of the central...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Muscular dystrophy is one of the most common genetic disorders. One in every 3,500 baby boys is diagnosed with the condition. The most devastating type — Duchenne muscular dystrophy — slowly robs kids of their muscles, and they rarely live past age 20. Researchers say they’ve made...
Tel Aviv, Israel – Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), a neurodevelopmental condition characterized by decreased social communication and repetitive behaviors, has long intrigued scientists seeking to unravel its underlying mechanisms. Researchers from the Azrieli Faculty of Medicine of Bar-Ilan University have now identified a potential link between ASD and the composition...
Ridgefield, Conn. – New York Yankees legend and Latin Grammy-nominee Bernie Williams has teamed up with award-winning actress, musician and TV producer Queen Latifah, music duo The Bacon Brothers, singer and composer Paul Shaffer, and other notable judges, to vote on lyrics submitted by the public for the Breathless® Ballad...
Chiba, Japan – Pulmonary aspergillosis—a group of infectious respiratory diseases caused by various species of the fungus Aspergillus fumigatus—has a significant mortality rate across the globe. Currently, the first-line antifungal therapy in patients with chronic pulmonary aspergillosis and invasive pulmonary aspergillosis is azoles, which belong to a class of antifungal...