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CheckOrphan NewsFlash, March 2,…
3/02/2010
CheckOrphan NewsFlash for Tuesday, March 2, 2010: breaking news about rare diseases, orphan diseases, orphan drugs, and…
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CheckOrphan NewsFlash January 15,…
1/15/2010
CheckOrphan NewsFlash for Friday, January 15, 2010: breaking news about rare diseases, orphan diseases, orphan drugs,…
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1/11/2010
CheckOrphan NewsFlash for Monday, January 11, 2010: breaking news about rare diseases, orphan diseases, orphan drugs,…
NewsFlash
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Brain, Blood, and Iron: Advances…
13–14 March, 2010
The overall objectives of this workshop are to: (1) define NA and NBIA…
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Diamond Blackfan Anemia…
13–15 March, 2010
This conference is expected to generate immediate and long-term…
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Interdisciplinary Training…
15–16 March, 2010
The goal of this meeting is to mentor the career development of a “…
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ICORD 2010: Sixth International…
18–20 March, 2010
The VI International Conference on Rare Diseases and Orphan Drugs (ICORD…
Events
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New Method Makes Vaccines Stable at Tropical Temperatures
Thursday, February 18, 2010
A cheap and simple way of making vaccines stable – even at tropical temperatures – has been proven to work by scientists at Oxford UniversityThe British technology, developed by specialist manufacturer Nova Bio-Pharma Technologies, removes the need for fridges, freezers and associated
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Computer Simulation of Protein Malfunction Related to Alzheimer's Disease
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Researchers at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) and University of Stockholm have created a computer modelling of the structural malfunctioning of the ApoE4 protein when it enters into contact with the Amyloid beta molecule, the main cause of Alzheimer's diseaseThe research, published
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Researchers Find Biomarkers in Saliva for Detection of Early-Stage Pancreatic Cancer
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Physicians and scientists agree: If we cannot entirely prevent cancer, the next best thing is to find it earlier to augment the chances of a successful fightThe good news is that there may soon be a new weapon in the battle against the so-called "worst" cancer — cancer of the pancreas. A mul
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Migraine More Common in Women With MS
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Migraine is seen more frequently in women with multiple sclerosis (MS) than those without, according to a study released today that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology's 62nd Annual Meeting in Toronto April 10 to April 17, 2010"While having a history of migrai
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Split-Course Palliative Radiotherapy Confirmed as Effective Treatment for Advanced NSCLC
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Research published in the February edition of the Journal of Thoracic Oncology sought to assess the overall efficacy of split-course palliative chest radiotherapy (RT) for symptom relief in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancerAdditionally, researchers investigated the impact the regim
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Urine Protein Test Might Help Diagnose Kidney Damage From Lupus
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
DALLAS – Feb. 15, 2010 – Simple urine tests for four proteins might be able to detect early kidney disease in people with lupus, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found in an animal studyAlthough it might take years before such tests could be used clinically, the findi
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Cedars-Sinai Regenerative Medicine Institute to Receive ALS Research Award
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
LOS ANGELES -- Clive Svendsen, Ph.D., director of the Cedars-Sinai Regenerative Medicine Institute, is receiving the American Academy of Neurology Sheila Essey Award for his research on ALS (amyothrophic lateral sclerosisALS, often referred to as Lou Gehrig's disease, is a progressive neurodegener
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Researchers Study Mosquito Genes to Learn How the Insects Survive a Parasite That Causes Malaria
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
By unraveling the mysteries that exist within the molecular composition of mosquitoes, a team of Kansas State University researchers is trying to discover how the insects survive a parasite that causes malaria in humansKristin Michel, K-State assistant professor in the Division of Biology, has bee
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Genomic Warfare to Counter Malaria Drug Resistance
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Montreal -- Scientists battling malaria have earned a major victoryAccording to a Nature Genetics study, an international group of researchers has used genomics to decode the blueprint of Plasmodium falciparum – a strain of malaria most resistant to drugs that causes the most deaths around t
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Researchers Identify Mechanism for Frank-Ter Haar Syndrome
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
LA JOLLA, Calif. -- An international team of investigators at Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute (Sanford-Burnham, formerly Burnham Institute for Medical Research), Nijmegen Centre for Molecular Life Sciences and other organizations have discovered that TKS4, a protein implicated in
