A potential treatment strategy for an often-fatal inherited glycogen storage disease has been identified by researchers. Patients with the disorder lack the enzyme that enables their livers to convert ...

One piece of legislation that could be on the state Legislature’s agenda next year is one that would require health insurers to provide coverage for continuous blood glucose monitors for children.

Glycogen storage diseases (GSDs) constitute a group of inherited metabolic disorders that impair normal glycogen synthesis or degradation, resulting in the accumulation of structurally abnormal ...

McArdle disease, also known as glycogen storage disease type V, is an inherited metabolic disorder marked by a deficiency of myophosphorylase, the enzyme essential for the breakdown of glycogen in ...

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Glycogen Storage Disorders (GSD) Ongoing Global Clinical Trials Analysis and Outlook" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. Glycogen Storage ...

NOVATO, Calif., July 26, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc. (NASDAQ:RARE), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of novel products for rare and ultra-rare ...

Glycogen storage disorders are inborn errors of metabolism that typically affect the cellular architecture and function of the liver or kidney. However, some of these diseases manifest in skeletal or ...

The rare and deadly genetic liver disorder, GSD type Ia, affects children from infancy through adulthood, causing dangerously low blood sugar levels and constant dependence on glucose consumption in ...

McArdle's disease, also known as Glycogen Storage Disease Type V, or GSD5, is a congenital disorder of muscle metabolism. It occurs when the body loses its ability to break down glycogen leading to ...

In 2009, Usain Bolt set the world record in the 100-meter dash, thanks in large part to a carb called glycogen. This molecule is stored in skeletal muscle and later released to fuel short and intense ...