The first participant has been enrolled in a Phase 2 clinical trial testing AC-203 for the treatment of inherited epidermolysis…
Janet Stewart, MSc
Janet Stewart is a life sciences writer and editor, who completed both PhD course work and oral examinations in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at McGill University, and holds an M.Sc. in Virology and Immunology.
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Articles by Janet Stewart, MSc
U.S. residents with some types of inherited epidermolysis bullosa (EB) can now participate in Amryt Pharma‘s Phase 3 trial…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared Krystal Biotech‘s investigational new drug application for KB103, a topical…
A bone-anchored hearing aid was implanted in a patient with epidermolysis bullosa (EB) who had mixed hearing loss, according…
A Phase 2/3 clinical trial testing diacerein in the form of a cream applied to the skin showed that it…
Researchers found two mutations in a gene that carries the instructions for the protein plectin in a patient with epidermolysis…
Orphan Drug Designation was recently granted to ProQR Therapeutics’ investigational therapy QR-313 for the treatment of dystrophic epidermolysis…
Low Vitamin D Levels, More Severe Disease Linked to Poor Bone Health in Kids with EB, Study Finds
Low bone mineral density, a measure of bone health, was associated with low vitamin D levels and more severe disease…
Cannabinoid therapy developer InMed and French tissue engineering company ATERA have teamed up to develop 3-D human skin…
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) recently granted Tarix Orphan’s lead investigational product TXA127 orphan drug status for the…