vijaya iyer

Aug 27, 2024 | medium.com | vijaya iyer

I woke up to the sound of rain — unusual for this time of year. The calendar read August, yet the cool drizzle felt like autumn. As I pulled back the curtains, the once vibrant green of the trees outside had turned a dull, almost sickly yellow. The signs were everywhere, subtle yet glaringly obvious: something was wrong with our world. As a child, I remember summers being hot but not unbearable, winters cold but not cruel. But now, everything seemed out of sync.

Aug 19, 2024 | cushingsdiseasenews.com | Noura Costany |Catarina Louro-Matos |Paris Dancy |vijaya iyer

I spend a lot of time talking with other people who are chronically ill. There’s something special about having a friend who truly understands everything I’ve been through with Cushing’s disease.

Oct 10, 2023 | huntingtonsdiseasenews.com | Lindsey Shapiro |Steve Bryson |Marta C. Figueiredo |vijaya iyer

A lab-made version of a plant enzyme prevented toxic huntingtin protein clumps that drive Huntington’s disease from forming in human cell and worm models of the neurodegenerative condition, a study shows. Called stromal processing peptidase (SPP), the enzyme is naturally present in plants’ chloroplasts, where sunlight is converted into energy, and is part of the organelle’s import/degradation machinery.

Apr 14, 2023 | alsnewstoday.com | Dagmar Munn |vijaya iyer |Mary Chapman |Andrea Lobo

Who knew that losing the ability to roll over in bed was an essential indicator of worsening ALS symptoms? I sure didn’t. That is, not until I was diagnosed with ALS and learned that a whole host of simple everyday behaviors were included in the 12-question functional rating scale (ALS-FRS-R) that my neurologist reviews with me at every ALS clinic visit.