Rare disease day is observed annually on the last day of February to spread awareness on certain conditions that can impact on patients lives.

Researchers at the Sanford Stem Cell Institute have taken the fight against rare diseases to the lab, to patients’ bedsides ...

Attention has turned to progressive supranuclear palsy, a rare neurodegenerative disorder. Here's what it is and why it's often mistaken for Parkinson’s disease.

Scientists have zeroed in on a critical weak spot behind a rare but devastating brain autoimmune disorder often known as ...

Abi Feltham was diagnosed with a brain tumour in May 2024 and was told she has 15 years to live.

Neuroscience rarely enjoys clean experiments. Most brain disorders are mosaics of risk genes, aging, lifestyle and chance that leave their origins obscured. Huntington's disease (HD) is different. It ...

For two scientist parents in Buffalo, their daughter’s rare FOXG1 syndrome diagnosis led them to groundbreaking research, helping launch a gene therapy now headed to a clinical trial.

THE Bachelor Australia star Megan Marx has given an update on her battle with a degenerative brain condition that has left ...

One of the reasons why rare disease, medications take so long to get to the clinic is because we have very specific ...

The Bachelor Australia star shares how embracing grief has helped her focus on meaningful activities and relationships in her ...

Our inbox has been flooded with emails from viewers and readers who told us how their lives have been affected by rare diseases.

Legendary civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson died Tuesday morning, three months after he was hospitalized with a rare ...