Scientists finally may have discovered a gene mutation that associates with hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (hEDS) — and their findings, eagerly…
Forest Ray PhD
Forest Ray received his PhD in systems biology from Columbia University, where he developed tools to match drug side effects to other diseases. He has since worked as a journalist and science writer, covering topics from rare diseases to the intersection between environmental science and social justice. He currently lives in Long Beach, California.
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Aytu BioPharma has acquired the option to license DB102 (enzastaurin), an investigational anti-tumor therapy with the potential to…
Genes involved in Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) appear to play a role in keratoconus (KC) — a thinning of the…
Note: This story was updated April 1, 2021, to note that the patient’s medical history included an inflammation of the…
Hospitalized patients with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) experience more gastrointestinal (GI), cardiovascular, nervous, and allergic conditions than those without EDS,…
The two COVID-19 vaccines that recently received emergency approval from the U.S. and other worldwide regulatory agencies are expected…
Same But Different, a U.K. nonprofit that uses the arts to bring communities together, is holding a calendar photography…
Raremark, an online rare disease patient community, has launched a digital platform called Xperiome, aimed at streamlining the…
Corrective eye surgery may be an option for some types of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS), according to a recent case…
Physicians should suspect vascular Ehlers-Danlos syndrome when a patient shows recurrent pulmonary complications and unusually thin skin and hypermobile joints, a case…