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Rare Diseases: A disease or disorder is defined as rare in Europe when it affects fewer than 1 in 2000. A disease or disorder is defined as rare in the USA when it affects fewer than 200,000 Americans at any given time. ... In the EU, as many as 30 million people may be affected by one of over 6000 existing rare diseases.
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FEB 24, 2017Videos
Bed bugs may not seem like much of a problem in modern America and other developed countries (except for the occasional ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 17, 2017Immunology
Castleman disease was discovered in the 1950s, but until this year doctors had no reliable sources to consistentl ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 12, 2017Immunology
After early a decade of research, scientists have finally discovered the function of the “Armadillo repeat contain ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 12, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Juvenile Batten disease is a progressive disease that causes neurological dysfunction, resulting in seizures, changes in ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 25, 2017Genetics & Genomics
Scientists at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute have performed the largest-ever study on the genetics of rare developm ...Written By: Jennifer EllisDEC 23, 2016Immunology
A new study identified an important mechanism in the innate immune response against fungal infections, explaining why sp ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 16, 2016Microbiology
If you don’t love amoebas, there’s something wrong with you. Amoebas are adorable, little single-cell ...Written By: Kerry EvansDEC 04, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers are still working to understand the causes of autism spectrum disorders (ASD), which impact about one percen ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 22, 2016Immunology
Thanks to immune soldiers called T cells, the body is protected from most infections: viral, bacterial, parasitical, or ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 18, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
By Judy O’Rourke RECAPPING HISTORY BEFORE MAKING SOME It may seem like just yesterday, OK it was around 199 ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeNOV 16, 2016Health & Medicine
A new study published in the journal Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment earlier this month examines the impacts of ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanNOV 11, 2016Microbiology
Everyone talks about gut bacteria and how great they are. But what about our skin bacteria? They’re great too! &nb ...Written By: Kerry EvansOCT 26, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Publishing in Cell Reports, researchers have identified a link between the molecular mechanism of Ewing’s sarcoma, ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 25, 2016Immunology
Next-generation sequencing revealed a rare protein deficiency from an inherited genetic mutation as the cause of a sever ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 24, 2016Cancer
In the world of drug development, finding new uses for old drugs seems like the ideal situation. But the road to repurpo ...OCT 24, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
For people that suffer from diseases with no treatments, the outlook can be bleak. One such illness is Charcot-Marie-Too ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 13, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
A new test may detect the presence of abnormal proteins indicative of a deadly prion disease known as Creutzfeldt-Jakob ...OCT 13, 2016Earth & The Environment
This article has been republished from Time Magazine. It may have been edited for publication purposes. Former Vice Pres ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 12, 2016Microbiology
Many people will recognize the name “Typhoid Mary”. I doubt, however, that many people know the full, rather ...Written By: Kerry EvansSEP 30, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Our DNA uses messenger RNA or mRNA as the intermediary that directs cellular machinery to construct the many various pro ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 28, 2016Cardiology
The environmental and genetic factors surrounding the combined risk of cardiovascular disease is a complicated puzzle of ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 26, 2016Microbiology
Food poisoning sickens many people, and can lead to outbreaks of disease. Rapid detection of a common strain of pathogen ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 16, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
In a rare occurrence, more than a dozen Florida State University students have been diagnosed with hand, foot, and mouth ...SEP 10, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Heat shock proteins are known to help the body respond to stress, but new research appears to implicate one of them, Hsp ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
FEB 24, 2017
Videos
Bed bugs may not seem like much of a problem in modern America and other developed countries (except for the occasional
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 17, 2017
Immunology
Castleman disease was discovered in the 1950s, but until this year doctors had no reliable sources to consistentl
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 12, 2017
Immunology
After early a decade of research, scientists have finally discovered the function of the “Armadillo repeat contain
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 12, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Juvenile Batten disease is a progressive disease that causes neurological dysfunction, resulting in seizures, changes in
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 25, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute have performed the largest-ever study on the genetics of rare developm
...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
DEC 23, 2016
Immunology
A new study identified an important mechanism in the innate immune response against fungal infections, explaining why sp
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 16, 2016
Microbiology
If you don’t love amoebas, there’s something wrong with you. Amoebas are adorable, little single-cell
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
DEC 04, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers are still working to understand the causes of autism spectrum disorders (ASD), which impact about one percen
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 22, 2016
Immunology
Thanks to immune soldiers called T cells, the body is protected from most infections: viral, bacterial, parasitical, or
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 18, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
By Judy O’Rourke RECAPPING HISTORY BEFORE MAKING SOME It may seem like just yesterday, OK it was around 199
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
NOV 16, 2016
Health & Medicine
A new study published in the journal Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment earlier this month examines the impacts of
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 11, 2016
Microbiology
Everyone talks about gut bacteria and how great they are. But what about our skin bacteria? They’re great too! &nb
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
OCT 26, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Publishing in Cell Reports, researchers have identified a link between the molecular mechanism of Ewing’s sarcoma,
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 25, 2016
Immunology
Next-generation sequencing revealed a rare protein deficiency from an inherited genetic mutation as the cause of a sever
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 24, 2016
Cancer
In the world of drug development, finding new uses for old drugs seems like the ideal situation. But the road to repurpo
...
OCT 24, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
For people that suffer from diseases with no treatments, the outlook can be bleak. One such illness is Charcot-Marie-Too
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 13, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
A new test may detect the presence of abnormal proteins indicative of a deadly prion disease known as Creutzfeldt-Jakob
...
OCT 13, 2016
Earth & The Environment
This article has been republished from Time Magazine. It may have been edited for publication purposes. Former Vice Pres
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 12, 2016
Microbiology
Many people will recognize the name “Typhoid Mary”. I doubt, however, that many people know the full, rather
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
SEP 30, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Our DNA uses messenger RNA or mRNA as the intermediary that directs cellular machinery to construct the many various pro
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 28, 2016
Cardiology
The environmental and genetic factors surrounding the combined risk of cardiovascular disease is a complicated puzzle of
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 26, 2016
Microbiology
Food poisoning sickens many people, and can lead to outbreaks of disease. Rapid detection of a common strain of pathogen
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 16, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
In a rare occurrence, more than a dozen Florida State University students have been diagnosed with hand, foot, and mouth
...
SEP 10, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Heat shock proteins are known to help the body respond to stress, but new research appears to implicate one of them, Hsp
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch