Researchers have identified a potential treatment for Sandhoff and Tay-Sachs diseases -- two rare, often fatal lysosomal storage disorders that cause progressive damage to nerve cells in the brain and ...
In a new study, researchers at McMaster University have identified a potential treatment for Sandhoff and Tay-Sachs ...
Carrying Tay-Sachs disease may protect against tuberculosis (TB). In Ashkenazim populations, up to 11 percent of the people are Tay-Sachs carriers. During World War II, TB ran rampant in Eastern ...
Researchers have identified an FDA-approved drug that could offer new hope for patients with the rare, fatal genetic ...
In one particular variant of this disease known as mucopolysaccharidosis I (MPS I), a deficiency of the enzyme alpha-L-iduronidase causes a build up of GAGs in tissues and organs, which in turn ...
Hamilton, ON, Nov. 14, 2024, In a groundbreaking study, researchers at McMaster University have identified a potential ...
After years of investigating the diseases’ underlying mechanisms, the research at McMaster University ... and increased the ...
Today, the vast majority of children born with Tay-Sachs disease have non-Jewish parents ... Although there is no definitive mechanism whereby any individual or organization can speak for a ...
In a groundbreaking study, researchers at McMaster University have identified a potential treatment for Sandhoff and Tay-Sachs diseases—two rare, often fatal lysosomal storage disorders that cause ...