Antibiotic May Help Prevent Heart Vessel Hardening in Kidney Disease
Researchers discovered that an antibiotic called ceftriaxone might help prevent dangerous calcium buildup in blood vessels for people with chronic kidney …
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Why Rare Bone Disease Weakens Muscles: New Lab Discovery
Scientists discovered how a rare genetic disease called X-linked hypophosphatemia (XLH) damages muscle cells. The disease causes a protein called FGF23 to …
Read MoreNew Drug Helps Young Kids With Rare Bone Disease Grow Taller
A rare genetic disease called XLH makes children very short because their bodies can't use phosphate properly. Researchers studied a new medicine called …
Read MoreWhy Your Heart Valve May Need More Vitamin D
Researchers discovered that a common heart problem called calcific aortic valve disease—where heart valves become hard and stiff—might be caused by a vitamin D …
Read MoreNew Treatment Shows Promise for Rare Bone Disease in Kids and Adults
Researchers tested a medicine called calcitriol to treat X-linked hypophosphatemia (XLH), a rare genetic condition that weakens bones and causes problems with …
Read MoreWhat Happens When a Bone Disease Medicine Stops Working?
A 36-year-old woman with a rare genetic bone disease called X-linked hypophosphatemia (XLH) was treated with a new medicine called burosumab that helped her …
Read MoreRare Disease Finally Diagnosed After 16 Years of Wrong Treatment
A 33-year-old man spent 16 years getting surgery for calcium deposits in his body, but doctors had missed the real problem: a rare genetic condition called …
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