OxiGene, Inc., a biotechnology firm, announced July 28 that its product, Combretastatin A4 Prodrug (CA4P), had been granted orphan drug status by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. CA4P ... Read More

This chronic, usually progressive, skin disease can be debilitating for those affected. The limited research on the disorder suggests it might not be rare at all, but underdiagnosed.

Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas have published their discovery about one of the possible actions of the huntingtin gene, the gene associated with Huntington's disease. The ... Read More

This inherited glycogen storage disorder can begin at any age, although the infantile form is the most devastating. Research is focusing on replacing the missing enzyme in the disorder.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports more cases of legionellosis (Legionnaire's disease) for the first part of this year (624 cases) compared to the same period last year ... Read More

If you think leprosy died out in the 1940s, you may be surprised to learn that about 150 people in the U.S., and one million worldwide, are diagnosed with it ... Read More

Sadly, the first ever attempt at separating adult craniopagus (joined at the head) twins was not successful. Ladan and Ladeh Bijani died during their surgery, dubbed "Operation Hope," at ... Read More

Researchers at the University of Alabama are working on a vaccine for the autoimmune disease myasthenia gravis. In the disease, the body produces antibodies that attack healthy nerve cells. ... Read More

African-Americans are at higher risk for kidney disease, including focal glomerulosclerosis (FSGS). Singer Barry White died July 4 from kidney disease caused by high blood pressure. The National Institutes of ... Read More