Sentences with phrase «treating ald»
The study opens the door not only for treating ALD, but also other neurological diseases.
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An additional treatment modality used to treat ALD is VNA.
Not exact matches
The terminally ill 23 - month - old, who was being treated at Alder Hey Children's Hospital in Liverpool, died at 2.30 am on Saturday, his parents Kate James and Thomas Evans said.
In February, Mr Justice Hayden ruled that doctors at Alder Hey could stop treating Alfie against the wishes of his parents following hearings in the Family Division of the High Court in London and Liverpool.
Some conditions on the screening list are relatively common, but ALD is among the rare disorders the tests ferret out that can lead to serious health issues or even death if not detected and treated, Botkin said.
• Combining stem cells with gene therapy, an international collaboration announced the success of a pilot study to treat X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD), a fatal brain disease caused by a mutation of the gene coding for the ALD protein.
Doctors treated 17 children with ALD with gene therapy; two years later, 15 were functioning normally.
Since it was founded in 1914, Alder Hey has led the way in the care of sick children, treating more than 200,000 patients every year.