Mutating pathogens could lead to the prevention of many diseases

The researchers identified nearly 40 genes that, when mutated in the common parasite Toxoplasma gondii, prevented the parasite from forming an infection in the brains of mice. These potential "virulence factors" offer a ...

Boston Life Sciences completes payment for orphan drug, Cethrin

"Since we announced the licensing of Cethrin in January, we have been working closely with BioAxone`s team to facilitate an orderly transfer of the technology, pre-clinical and clinical data, clinical materials, regul...

Reclast receives US approval as a highly effective treatment for Paget`s disease of the bone

Reclast, which is marketed as Aclasta® in other countries, is the first approved treatment for Paget`s disease patients to be given as a single-dose infusion compared to current oral therapies that must to be taken dail...

8-year-old to try to rid 6-year-old brother of rare disease

When the 6-year-old Minden resident begins chemotherapy Monday at Texas Children`s Hospital in Houston, his brother will be his hero.After eight days of chemo, Coleson will undergo a transplant during which his 8-year-ol...

Hospital holds pain conference: Doctors discuss rare children`s chronic disorder

Though the wound on her leg healed quickly, her leg collapsed soon after, leaving Kaycee unable to walk and her parents mystified as to why. Her mother, Donna Antosiak, took her to 67 separate doctor`s visits before an e...

Scientists reverse symptoms of autism in mice

Researchers from the Picower Institute for Learning and Memory at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) genetically manipulated the mice to model Fragile X Syndrome (FXS), which is the leading inherited cause of me...

Everyone`s a winner in marathon effort

Sam Blakey, ofxml version='1.0' encoding='%SOUP-ENCODING%'Park Road,Winchester, raised around £6,000 by running for Cancer ResearchUKin memory of her brother-in-law, who died of cancer last October.xml version='1.0' enc...

Boy`s hopes lie in bone marrow hunt

Riley Mulvany suffers from chronic granulomatous disorder, a condition that affects his body`s ability to fight infection.As a result, the youngster will face a life in and out of hospital if doctors cannot find a match....

Locked up with untreatable disease: Patient`s illness considered a public danger

Robert Daniels has been locked up indefinitely, perhaps for the rest of his life, since last July. But he has not been charged with a crime. Instead, he suffers from an extensively drug-resistant strain of tuberculosi...

Local children suffering from rare disease

Cystic Fibrosis is a genetic disorder that causes mucus to build up in the lungs and digestive system.This mucus build-up is a breeding ground for bacteria -- which leads to infections that in turn damage the lungs.The...