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31 minutes
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Estados Unidos da América
51 episódios
desde 26 de Setembro de 2019
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FOXG1: A Mom’s Mission

Being the parent of a child with an ultra-rare disease can be a daunting challenge. Nasha Fitter is no different. Her daughter Amara is nonverbal and suffers from epileptic seizures, two of the common symptoms associated with her eventual diagnosis of an ultra-rare neurodevelopmental disorder known…

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Imagine giving birth to a baby girl and noticing pieces of skin missing from her body almost immediately.   For Sharmila Nikapota, this was the case with her firstborn, Sohana. Genetic testing revealed that she was one of the over 500,000 people globally suffering from Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB), a…
Stimulant use in the United States has exploded into a nationwide crisis, as deaths and emergency room visits resulting from methamphetamine and cocaine use are rising at an alarming rate. The overall substance abuse disorder crisis is further exacerbated by the high level of fentanyl use, which ha…
At Mission Therapeutics, Sarah Almond serves as their Head of Pharmacology, but she wears many hats to help develop potential treatments for neurodegenerative conditions.        Their main area of focus centers around research into deubiquitinating enzymes (DUBs), which may impact neurodegeneration…
When he founded Cure Rare Disease in 2018, Rich Horgan was primarily focused on finding a treatment for his younger brother Terry, who had an ultra-rare form of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD).     Suffering from a disease that has no cure, Terry served as a “selfless, brave, and courageous” figu…
For the 850 million people around the world suffering from chronic kidney disease, the grind of dialysis treatment can wear them down in more ways than one.      Dr. Andy Herbert, co-founder of Invizius, is out to change that. This five-year-old company started from humble beginnings and is current…
Over the past 12 months, we have shared some remarkable stories from the scientific community, but three of the most impactful have come from “Disruptors” in their respective fields. Relive these stories with our hosts on the year-end edition of Vital Science. Show Notes   The Disruptors: Convers…
When Maria Picone’s daughter was diagnosed with Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS), she turned to the internet for answers.     What she found was an online community of caregivers sharing their experiences with PWS, giving her comfort and direction with what to do about her daughter’s rare disease. It al…

Strength in Numbers

Imagine a world where your child has a rare disease that’s so rare, it doesn’t have a name and only a handful of people around the world have a similar condition. It can leave you feeling helpless and alone knowing the odds are stacked against you.    This is the situation Bo Bigelow experienced wi…
18-year-old Emily Whitehead aspires to be a writer, but nothing could have prepared her for the plot twist that struck her as a child.     In the space of just 24 hours, five-year-old Emily suffered from various symptoms that culminated in a diagnosis of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). After al…
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