Posts tagged ‘rare diseases’

Sometimes, in tragic circumstances, a lesson can be learned and applied in unexpected ways. That appears to be the case with a rare disease that...

While we previously discussed how rare disease research has dramatically increased in both academic and industrial research, clinical trials of...

Last year, Scientist announced our winners for the Rare Disease Challenge, as part of our efforts to raise awareness for rare diseases. We know how...

The Be HEARD Rare Disease Science Challenge is entering its next phase. After 77 applicants covering 67 rare diseases, we have decided on service...

One welcome result of the pharmaceutical innovation crisis is a shift from blockbuster drugs to rare disease drugs. We are doing our own part to...

Personalized medicine is increasingly becoming a reality, led by the idea that knowing more about genome will help customize the proper treatment...

A big reason why scientists choose to do research is the desire to ultimately improve human health outcomes. Whether exploring how an enzyme...

Shortly after coming across a story about a mother and father who are forced to relocate to another country in order to obtain treatment for their...

Taconic has donated custom mouse model generation for the Rare Disease Science Challenge. The research service is worth over $50,000 dollars and...

In our efforts to bring exposure to rare disease research through our Rare Disease Challenge, we’ve learned that only about 5% of the rare diseases...