Doing the “rolling over” happy dance!

Today is a HUGE day!  I wish I had pictures of it, although I do have a video of it downstairs, but you are going to have to wait because I am just too excited to share! Nine months old, and guess what my little miss Hannah has mastered — ROLLING OVER back to stomach!  Yes, […]

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Raptor Pharmaceuticals Receives Notices of Allowance for Two NeuroTrans(TM) Patent Applications

http://www.bio-medicine.org/medicine-technology-1/Raptor-Pharmaceuticals-Receives-Notices-of-Allowance-for-Two-NeuroTrans-28TM-29-Patent-Applications-4250-1/ Claims to Cover Therapeutic Delivery Across Blood-Brain Barrier   NOVATO, Calif., April 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Raptor Pharmaceuticals Corp. (“Raptor” or the “Company”) (OTC Bulletin Board: RPTP) today announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) has issued two Notices of Allowance for U.S. Patent Application Nos. 10/812,849 and 11/202,566, titled “Methods of […]

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How Cells Function: Missing Target For Calcium Signaling Identified

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090422132837.htm ScienceDaily (Apr. 29, 2009) — An international study led by Ohio State University neuroscience researchers describes one of the missing triggers that controls calcium inside cells, a process important for muscle contraction, nerve-cell transmission, insulin release and other essential functions. The research is being posted online April 22 in the journal Nature. The researchers […]

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Texas CLASS, MDCP, and HCS programs

At the suggestion of Hannah’s developmental therapist, I called and got Hannah signed up for 3 Texas-based support programs.  The waiting list is incredibly long for these programs, but at least Hannah will be in the system.  * CLASS (Community Living Assistance and Support Services):  Provides home and community-based services to adults and children with […]

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Ocular Motor Apraxia and Supranuclear Palsy

We had Hannah’s NeuroOpthalmology appointment yesterday.  The appointment was at 11:45 am downtown.  Daddy showed up from work to wait with us because he wanted to hear what the doctor had to say.  At 12:45 pm, he had to go back to work.  We didn’t initially get to see the doctor until 1:30 pm!  I […]

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SickKids Corporate Ventures office licenses new compound that may treat lysosomal storage and neurological disorders

http://www.sickkids.ca/AboutSickKids/News-Room/Past-News/2009/SickKids-Corporate-Ventures-office-licenses-new-news.html The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) has licensed its rights to a new compound to Neuraltus Pharmaceuticals in order to further research and development, and move the technology into clinical trials. The compound, which was developed in collaboration with Neuraltus, may be useful in treating certain lysosomal storage disorders and neurological disorders. Neuraltus approached […]

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