Prince Frederik of Luxembourg died from a genetic disease called PolG, but experts hope his passing could bring more awareness to the rare condition that impacted his life. Prince Frederik ...

Oliver Timmis explores the problems associated with securing funding for rare disease research and questions why more funding isn't available in this space. It's difficult to research rare diseases.

Today’s rare disease landscape comprises of around 7,000 different diseases. With a broad and diverse range of symptoms and severities impacting patients around the world, connecting these ...

Two people in Oregon have died from a rare, progressive brain disorder similar to "mad cow disease" that leads to dementia and is %100 fatal. The Hood River County Health Department confirmed the ...

Parents of children with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), a rare disease, welcomed the announcement by the Indian pharma company, Natco, that it would be providing the generic version of the SMA ...

One way this can happen is when people eat beef from cows that have bovine spongiform encephalopathy, better known as "mad cow disease." The U.S. has had strict regulations in place since the ...

Acquisition of Theravia from Mérieux Equity Partners represents meaningful step forward in Norgine's strategy for sustainable growth, adding a complementary portfolio of rare disease medicines ...

By the end of the day, based on an educated hunch, I was given a lifesaving drug to treat a possible rare disease — one of the 5% of rare diseases with an approved treatment. And they were right ...

Ayman El-Hattab, Director of the Genetics and Rare Disease Center. Internationally recognized for his genetics research, Prof. El-Hattab was named one of the world’s top 2% scientists in ...