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Restless Legs Syndrome: What can you do when your legs won’t stay still?

Neurological disorder

Restless Legs Syndrome: What can you do when your legs won’t stay still?

31 Mar 2025

What is Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS)? What are its symptoms?Restless Legs Syndrome, also known as Willis-Ekbom Disease, is a neurological movement disorder which is primarily characterized by an...

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Living with a rare disease: An often underestimated psychological challenge

Rare diseases

Living with a rare disease: An often underestimated psychological challenge

28 Feb 2025

What is a rare disease? A rare disease is a condition that affects a limited number of people in a given population. There is no universal definition of rare diseases. In fact, prevalence can be...

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What are the clinical research avenues in certain rare diseases?

Rare diseases

What are the clinical research avenues in certain rare diseases?

24 Dec 2021

This article is not about listing all the drug candidates that are currently being tested, for six diseases mentioned above. Research is ongoing, and a lot of treatments are the subject of clinical...

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Lysosomal storage disorders: A care journey with many challenges

Rare diseases

Lysosomal storage disorders: A care journey with many challenges

25 Sep 2021 • 1 Like

What are lysosomal storage disorders?Lysosomal storage disorders (LSDs) are a group of about fifty, rare and inherited metabolic diseases. These are genetic diseases that impact cell function and...

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Rare Disease Day: Isolation and psychological impact, let's talk about it!

Rare diseases

Rare Disease Day: Isolation and psychological impact, let's talk about it!

28 Feb 2021 • 2 comments

Rare diseases: diverse and complex pathologiesFor a condition to be classified as a rare disease, it must affect less than one person in 2,000. These diseases will affect the patient's life in a...

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Epilepsy: "When I was 15, I didn't know what epilepsy was, I wasn't afraid!"

Epilepsy: "When I was 15, I didn't know what epilepsy was, I wasn't afraid!"

8 Feb 2021 • 2 Likes • 2 comments

First of all, could you tell us a bit about yourself?My name is Lisa, I'm 25 years old, I'm a networker for a network marketing company focused on new technologies, wellness and health. I've been in...

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Acromegaly, Cushing's disease... Learn more about pituitary neuroendocrine tumours (PitNET)!

Rare diseases

Acromegaly, Cushing's disease... Learn more about pituitary neuroendocrine tumours (PitNET)!

5 Aug 2020

What is the pituitary gland? To fully understand what pituitary neuroendocrine tumours (pitNET) are, we first need to understand what the pituitary gland is and its role. Also called the hypophysis,...

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Removing 'zombie' cells deters Alzheimer's in mice

Leigh syndrome

Removing 'zombie' cells deters Alzheimer's in mice

20 Sep 2018 • 4 comments

Eliminating dead-but-toxic cells occurring naturally in the brains of mice designed to mimic Alzheimer's slowed neuron damage and memory loss associated with the disease, according to a...

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