Research Updates

New Treatment for Familial Dysautonomia Arriving in 2020

There are new treatments in the works for those suffering from Familial Dysautonomia!  Drs. Rubin and Anderson, co-directors of the Research Laboratory for Familial Dysautonomia at Fordham University, New York, USA announced the good news.  “We are working on a novel and natural, commonly-consumed, chemical compound that will provide those with Familial Dysautonomia even greater…

Getting a Tiny Bit Scientific about Tyramine and MAOI

You may have seen mass media advertisements for prescription drugs called “MAO inhibitors” also known as “MAOI’s”.  These drugs are often prescribed to treat people with depression.  Taking MAOI drugs can be dangerous because they significantly lower or “inhibit” your monoamine oxidase A enzyme, abbreviated MAO-A. MAO-A is a critical enzyme.  MAO-A acts like a…