Sarah Zhang Lupus has long been considered incurable—but a series of breakthroughs are fueling hope. Lupus, doctors like to say, affects no two patients the same. The disease causes the immune system to go rogue in… Read More
Lighting Up for PANDAS/PANS
Community NewsPublished October 22, 2024 PORTSMOUTH — If you happened to cross over or view the World War I Memorial Bridge connecting Portsmouth and Kittery last week, you might have noticed that all of the bright… Read More
‘Let me die’: the mysterious syndrome changing children overnight
Doctors are uniting to find a cure for Pandas, a disorder that arrives ‘like the flick of a switch’ and torments children as young as three Louise Eccles | Sunday May 05 2024, 12.01am BST, The… Read More
Many mental-health conditions have bodily triggers
Science and technology | Brain vs body Full Article: https://bit.ly/44vYGe5 Abstract (ChatGPT): In recent years, the intricate connection between mental and physical health has become increasingly apparent. A groundbreaking study, published in The Economist, sheds light… Read More
Commentary: Here’s why Memorial Bridge will be lit green for PANDAS/PANS Awareness Day
Susan Newman Manfull | Guest ColumnistPublished October 7, 2023 Portsmouth’s Memorial Bridge will be illuminated green Monday night in recognition of PANDAS/PANS Awareness Day. In our state and across the nation, Oct. 9 is designated to… Read More
Portsmouth parents who lost daughter Alex Manfull at 26 bring PANDAS symposium to city
by Karen DandurantPortsmouth HeraldPublished September 30, 2022 PORTSMOUTH — William “Towny” and Susan Manfull, who lost their daughter four years ago, have directed their pain into a lifelong mission to understand what took the life of their child… Read More
Wine sells fast for Alex Manfull Memorial Fund
by Karen Dandurantnews@seacoastonline.comPublished August 2, 2020
Parents hope wine will help research after daughter’s death
By Karen Dandurantnews@seacoastonline.comPublished July 29, 2020
Exhibit of the late Alex Manfull’s artwork opens Dec. 6 at SAACC
Posted Dec 2, 2019 at 1:02 PM The Seacoast African American Cultural Center will participate in the Art ’Round Town on Friday, Dec. 6 with a reception for the exhibit “Art By Alex: A Retrospective.” The exhibit features a selection of… Read More
Symposium addresses rare condition, honors local victim
By Karen Dandurantnews@seacoastonline.comPosted Oct 26, 2019 at 8:41 PM PORTSMOUTH — A symposium held Saturday honored the life of a Portsmouth woman and continued to raise awareness for the rare condition responsible for the loss of her life. Alexandra “Alex” Manfull… Read More