Stem cells hold hope for Hurler’s syndrome Date: November 6, 2013 Source: University of Adelaide Summary: Research using special adult stem cells is promising new hope for better treatments for ...

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Technavio has announced its pipeline analysis report on the Hurler syndrome market. The report includes a detailed analysis of the pipeline molecules under investigation ...

Gene therapy may be possible cure for Hurler syndrome: Mouse Study Date: February 4, 2014 ... MPS I is a lysosomal storage disease in which people do not make an enzyme called lysosomal alpha-L ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - A family wants to raise awareness for their son’s rare genetic disorder. Titus Barrett-Weber has shown off his infectious smile since he was born 10 months ago. At such a ...

A Seward fifth grader battling a rare disease known as MPS, or Hurler Syndrome, ... Lincoln Crimestoppers looking for two people involved in Gateway Mall theft of more than $100.

Hurler syndrome has no cure, but treatment that was first tried in the 1980s can prolong a patient’s life. Gupta knows of a person in her 30s living with the disease.

BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) -- A casual observer would never guess that a year ago the rambunctious toddler begging his mom for an apple was so ill that his parents and ...

Patients with the disease, called Hurler syndrome, suffer from short stature, spinal defects, and extremely stiff joints, complications that greatly limit their quality of life.

Between December 1995 and October 2002, 20 consecutive children with Hurler's syndrome received busulfan, cyclophosphamide, and antithymocyte globulin before receiving cord-blood transplants from ...

Researchers used blood platelets and bone marrow cells to deliver potentially curative gene therapy to mouse models of the human genetic disorder Hurler syndrome – an often fatal condition that ...