Beating the Odds with Richard Vaughn: Over Half a Century of Diabetes

Richard Vaughn is a bit of a legend in the diabetes online community. Known more widely as Richard157 on several diabetes forums, Richard began sharing his story of living with type 1 diabetes for over 60 years via forum posts in 2007 and has become an inspiration for many. Last week, Richard also became a...

Sangamo drug looks promising in small strength trial

A small, mid-stage trial of Sangamo BioSciences' muscle-strengthening therapy produced promising results for a third of the ALS patients enrolled, roughly doubling the historical rate of muscle improvement among untreated patients. Sangamo (SGMO) Chief Executive Edward Lanphier told Reuters that he was unaware of the magnitude of the improvement in strength among patients in the trial, which will run into the second quarter of 2010. Lanphier was also reluctant to lay out a timeline for a...