Here are the world’s rarest and most bewildering medical conditions, disorders that defy logic, challenge science, and ...

This Rare Disease Day, observed on Feb. 28 worldwide, the American Kidney Fund is committed to improving the understanding of rare kidney diseases by providing educational resources.

Researchers identified the earliest case of a genetic disease with the help of DNA: ...

There’s a good chance that you haven’t heard about a rare condition called chromhidrosis. In a nutshell, the person afflicted with the disease produces colored sweat, from yellow to green, even red ...

Rare diseases are genetic disorders that affect a small proportion of the population. Despite their rarity, they can be a ...

Dr Sudheendra Rao N R from the Organization for Rare Diseases India reveals that approximately 70 million are affected by ...

Patients who have a particular genetic disease whose symptoms include progressively worsening muscle control were able to walk faster following treatment with an experimental Ionis Pharmaceuticals ...

Worm tracks show how worms move over time and are the basis for recognising the effects of disease mutations as well as candidate treatments that make disease model worms move like wild type ones. The ...

The crisis facing rare disease and disability families in Connecticut is caused by systemic underinvestment, administrative barriers, and policy choices.