Billy Martin Hires New Major League Baseball Bat Boy
November 20, 2008 by Chris Hempel
Filed under Videos
Kevin Eadie To Drag Bats For Joe DiMaggio, Ted Williams, Mickey Mantle & Babe Ruth All-American bat boy Kevin Eadie, 15, was called up to the “Major Leagues” last week and has been selected by Billy Martin to drag bats for Joe DiMaggio, Babe Ruth and other former Major League baseball stars. The young dugout batboy star […]
Calling Jerry Lewis – Scientists Report Understanding Niemann Pick Type C Could Lead To Treatments For Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
November 4, 2008 by Chris Hempel
Filed under Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, Related Diseases
There are new reasons for hope not only for families of Niemann Pick Type C kids but for families with children suffering from Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a fatal recessive X-linked form of muscular dystrophy that strikes 1 in 3500 boys and leads to paralysis and ultimately death. According to a research paper released from the […]
Addi & Cassi Appear On November Cover of “The Scientist”
October 30, 2008 by Daddy
Filed under Addi and Cassi News
Our sincere thanks to Alison McCook along with the editors, designers and publisher of The Scientist for this incredibly well written story that takes an in-depth look at Niemann Pick Type C disease and explores the possibility that NPC research could provide insights into the mechanisms and potential therapies for Alzheimer’s disease. You can […]
Sphingosine and Calcium Defect Causes Niemann Pick Type C, Cholesterol Downstream Effect Of The Disease
October 28, 2008 by Chris Hempel
Filed under NPC News
In a recent issue of Nature Medicine, Oxford University reports that Niemann Pick Type C disease is a sphingosine storage disease that causes deregulation of lysosomal calcium. According to Oxford researchers, there is a block in the late endosome to lysosome transport in NPC disease, resulting in the downstream storage of cholesterol and glycosphingolipids (a […]
KRNV Channel 4 Shelby Sheehan Reports On Childhood Alzheimer’s and Addi and Cassi’s Fight For Life
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