An X-linked recessive disorder, Hemophilia occurs predominantly in males with females being the carriers. Patients diagnosed with Hemophilia usually lack one of the two proteins essential for the b...
A Royal Disease: Hemophilia During the 19th-century British monarch's son Leopold, Duke of Albany slipped and died of blood loss. Not only once, but Queen Victoria’s grandsons died at a comparatively younger age. Thus, it was thought that male descendants of the royal family are cursed. Hence, the assumed ...
Find MoreCancer is often challenging, however, diagnosis of rare cancer poses extra difficulties. Of all the diagnosed cancers, approximately 22% of the cases are rare cancers. According to the US National Cancer Institute, a cancer rare cancers as those with an incidence of fewer than 15 cases per 100 000 per year. Rare...
Find MoreRare diseases–also go by the name Orphan diseases–are the conditions that do not affect many individuals out there in one particular geographic area. Going deeper into the definition, it also means a lesser patient pool for a therapy developed for one identified rare condition. Unfavorable drug uptake would automat...
Find MoreBeam adds to drug delivery stable with USD 120 Million GuideTx buy Beam Therapeutics has taken over a startup whose technology could proffer the biotech’s genetic medicines to more tissues in the body, widening the potential to approach more diseases. Beam announced that it paid USD 120 million upfront to acq...
Find MoreLack of knowledge about conditions, situations, or body ailments that are unexplainable often scares people and leads to people jumping to conclusions or say myths that are not at all backed by science and logic. Myths are a seemingly convenient way to explain what the mind perceives as unexplainable. This...
Find MoreLike troops at the forefront of any battle, our immune system continually marches to protect us from foreign elements and invaders, including bacteria, viruses, and others. Whenever with a swift wave of wind, something falls in our eyes, our immune system produces tears to get rid of the invader. Or at times when w...
Find MoreHow is a Rare disease defined? Well, it depends on the geography in question, since there is no universal definition, even so, the definition revolves around the point of prevalence or incidence of rare disease. If we talk about the United States, a rare disease affects fewer than 200,000 people (Orphan Drug Act). ...
Find MoreRare diseases affect a small percent of the population. In the United States, a rare disease is a condition that affects fewer than 200,000 people in the US (Orphan Drug Act ). In the European Union, a rare disease affects fewer than 1 in 2,000 people. Similarly, different federations follow different definitions t...
Find MoreHaving a strong immune system, flourished with properly working immune cells is the ultimate key to surviving a healthy life. However, what if a person is in possession of overactive immune cells? It leads to improper functioning of the immune system, confusing internal organs as foreign invaders thus attacking the...
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Find MoreThe American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) is one of the largest and most respected conferences in the field of oncology. Held annually, this conference brings together researchers, physicians, and other healthcare professionals from around the world to discuss the latest advances in cancer research, diagnosis, and treatment.