Archive for September, 2009

Do I Dare Hope?

Posted by Melissa | Filed under Gaucher Disease, Research

Article Reprinted from: http://blog.taragana.com/health/2009/09/22/new-method-to-turn-blood-brain-barrier-into-therapy-delivery-system-12334
LONDON – Researchers at University of Iowa have discovered a way to turn the blood brain barrier into a production and delivery system for getting therapeutic molecules directly into brain cells.
Working with animal models of a group of fatal neurological disorders called lysosomal storage diseases, the researchers found that these diseases cause [...]

Read more | Comments (1) | Sep 22, 2009

Another one lost to Gaucher Disease :-(

Posted by Melissa | Filed under Gaucher Disease

This little boy was just 10 when he passed away, so I’m assuming he was a type 3 like Kyle. You can read his story here: http://bit.ly/rg3Cu

Read more | Comments (1) | Sep 4, 2009