Researchers have known that genetic factors play a role in the development of malignant melanoma, a form of skin cancer. It has also been known that men have a 1 ... Read More

These drugs and treatments, designed to treat rare disorders, were granted orphan drug approval by the U.S. FDA in 2003. This means the drug developers can proceed with clinical trials, ... Read More

Mad cow disease is in the news again, this time with a case discovered in the U.S. Learn what the disease is, its symptoms and treatment, and how it's spread.

No, it's not shopping-stress-related. It's a form of hemophilia named after the 10-year-old boy with the disease whom researchers studied in 1952 in Oxford, England. Learn about the long history of hemophilia ... Read More

These orphan drugs (specialty drugs to treat rare disorders or conditions) were approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for marketing in the U.S. in 2003. Internet ... Read More

The standard treatment for people with sickle cell disease, a blood disorder, has been the drug hydroxyurea. However, some people do not respond to this drug, so researchers have been ... Read More

Systemic lupus erythematosus is an autoimmune disorder, meaning the body attacks its own cells. A study funded by the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) ... Read More

Arthrogryposis is a group of disorders characterized by multiple joint contractures throughout the body present at birth. Its causes are decreased fetal movements due to fetal abnormalities, maternal disorders, or ... Read More

A study published in The Lancet medical journal reports that researchers were able to cure monkeys infected with Ebola virus. Of 12 monkeys infected with a high dose of the ... Read More

A newly-identified protease enzyme, Taspase1, has been discovered to play a key role in the development of an often-lethal infant leukemia called mixed lineage leukemia (MLL). Researchers at the Dana-Farber ... Read More

This book by Dean Kramer provides thoughtful, and often humorous, glimpses into the everyday world of someone with multiple sclerosis.

Viacell Inc. announced that it has launched a human clinical trial to see whether umbilical cord blood stem cells can help rebuild the blood and immune systems of adults ... Read More