Entries by Dr. Fumihiko Urano

Dr. Urano’s September 2020 Update

Dear Friends, First of all, I want to express my gratitude for everything you’ve helped me achieve. Your kind words and encouragement keep me motivated and inspired.  I pray you and your family are healthy and in good spirits. I have no doubt better days are ahead, and we can rise about this crisis. My […]

Dr. Urano’s April 2020 Update

Dear Friends, I hope you and your family are safe and well during this COVID-19 pandemic. Three things are always on my mind: Improve clinical care, Raise awareness, and Provide a cutting-edge treatment for Wolfram syndrome. As I mentioned on January 1st, I am determined to make 2020 the game-changing year for us despite this […]

Dr. Urano’s January 2020 Update

January 29, 2020   Dear Friends, I hope 2020 has been going well for you. Thank you for your email, letters, and messages at the end of last year. I really appreciated your encouragement. I am determined to make 2020 the game-changing year for us. Three things are always on my mind: Improve clinical care, […]

Dr. Urano’s October 2019 Update

October 13, 2019   Dear Friends,   It is wonderful to see you. I always appreciate your continued support and encouragement. I have been doing my best to develop cutting-edge treatments for Wolfram syndrome and save our patients. It has been tough, but your kind words keep me going. I feel incredibly grateful. I would […]

Dr. Urano’s June 2019 Update

Dear Friends, The spring has come and the winter has gone. I experienced so many challenging events and incidents during the past winter season, and I feel that we hit the bottom and things have started to move up in the right direction.  Your kind words and encouragement are the engine for my quest to a […]

Dr. Urano’s October 2018 Update

October 18, 2018 Dear Friends, It is wonderful to see you again. I hope you and your family are enjoying the beautiful autumn weather and nature. I love to do a nature walk especially in autumn, and I came up with the following idea during my nature walk. I’d like to share this idea with […]

Dr. Urano’s September Update

September 24th, 2018 Dear Friends, Thank you so much for your support. I hope you had a nice summer season with your family. I feel that autumn is coming, and it is time for me to update you about our progress. Today, I’d like to talk about one of the new drugs we are developing […]

Dr. Urano’s August 2018 Update

August 9, 2018 Dear Friends, I’d like to begin by thanking all of you for your continued support, trust, and faith in me. I always feel your support and energy. It is always my pleasure to update you about our progress.  To achieve a cure for Wolfram syndrome, we need breakthrough treatments. We currently have […]

Dr. Urano’s July 2018 Update

June 28, 2018 Dear Friends and Supporters, It is nice to see you again. I always appreciate your support, trust, and faith in me. I see patients with Wolfram syndrome every week and receive phone calls and emails from patients and their families every single day. It is definitely urgent to slow the progression of […]

Dr. Urano Update June 2018

“I believe that Wolfram syndrome is an underdiagnosed disease. Wolfram syndrome is characterized by juvenile-onset diabetes, optic nerve atrophy, diabetes insipidus, deafness, neurogenic bladder, and symptoms related to brain cell dysfunction. However, I have discovered that Wolfram syndrome gene (WFS1) mutations result in manifestations that range from mild to severe. I know diabetes patients who […]