Last Updated on May 30, 2019 by Joseph Gut – thasso May 29, 2019 – Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a group of neuromuscular disorders that result in the loss of motor neurons and progressive muscle wasting. The severity of symptoms and …

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Last Updated on May 6, 2019 by Joseph Gut – thasso May 06, 2019 – Dancing, integrally related to music, likely has its origins close to the birth of Homo sapiens. Some researchers for a long time have hypothesized that …

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Last Updated on May 15, 2019 by Joseph Gut – thasso April 28, 2019 – Calcium deficiency in cells due to ORAI1 gene mutation leads to damaged tooth enamel. That is the sec notion stemming from the outcome of a …

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Last Updated on April 19, 2019 by Joseph Gut – thasso 19 April 2019 – Alemtuzumab (Lemtrada) is used in the treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS). Moreover, Alemtuzumab, under the Tradenames of Campt, MabCampath and Campt-1H is on the markets for the …

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Last Updated on April 14, 2019 by Joseph Gut – thasso April 07, 2019 – Consumers are increasingly embracing genetic testing to better understand their individual risk for developing diseases. With this rise in popularity and availability, we’re also seeing …

Genomics lab illegally markets genetic tests that claim to predict patient responses to drugs Read more »

Last Updated on March 31, 2019 by Joseph Gut – thasso March 31, 2019 – The American Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has just approved  drugs for two rather problematic neurological conditions, namely multiple sclerosis (i.e., Cladribine (Mavenclad)) and non-radiographic …

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Last Updated on March 15, 2019 by Joseph Gut – thasso March 14, 2019 – Genetic predisposition may help to explain opioid based pain relief, addiction, or the combination of both. In a perfect world, and in battling the rampant opioid …

Your genes and your opioids: Pain relief or addiction? Or both? Read more »

Last Updated on March 14, 2019 by Joseph Gut – thasso March 13, 2019 – Playing professional soccer; that is the ultimate dream of boys (and more and more girls too) all over the world, except, possibly, for boys in …

Is there an increased ALS risk in professional soccer playing? Read more »

Last Updated on July 27, 2019 by Joseph Gut – thasso February 17, 2019 – The unfortunate recognition of breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma (BIA-ALCL), a very rare form of a T-cell lymphoma, gains more momentum by the day. …

Unlucky women with BIA-ALCL: An update Read more »

Last Updated on February 23, 2019 by Joseph Gut – thasso February 07, 2019 – The American Food and Drug Administration (FDA) just approved Caplacizumab-yhdp (Cablivi), the first therapy specifically indicated, in combination with plasma exchange and immunosuppressive therapy, for …

Caplacizumab-yhdp (Cablivi): the first therapy for the treatment of aTTP Read more »