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ICYMI: Two Professors Receive $74K Grant to Study Alexander Disease
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ICYMI: Two Professors Receive $74K Grant to Study Alexander Disease

  • Post author:Jessica Lynn
  • Post published:May 24, 2023
  • Post category:Alexander disease

First described in medical literature in 1949, Alexander disease is an extremely rare neurological disorder and form of leukodystrophy. Despite nearly 74 years having passed since its discovery, there is…

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NIH Grants Funding for Short Bowel Syndrome Research

NIH Grants Funding for Short Bowel Syndrome Research

  • Post author:Kendall Mason
  • Post published:April 18, 2022
  • Post category:Short bowel syndrome

One of the largest problems that stands in the way of rare disease research is funding. It can be difficult to raise the enormous amounts of money needed to plan,…

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AllStripes Secures $50 Million for Rare Disease Research
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AllStripes Secures $50 Million for Rare Disease Research

  • Post author:Kendall Mason
  • Post published:August 26, 2021
  • Post category:Rare Disease

Developing therapies for rare diseases can be difficult, and it often requires effort from many different players. Recently, AllStripes has made large steps forward in rare disease research by securing…

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Patients Dissatisfied With India’s New Rare Disease Policy
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Patients Dissatisfied With India’s New Rare Disease Policy

  • Post author:Kendall Mason
  • Post published:April 7, 2021
  • Post category:Rare Disease

Rare disease patients throughout India have expressed their disappointment and anger towards the country's new policy centered on rare conditions. One of their main concerns is that the policy changes…

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Novavax Awarded $1.6B for COVID-19 Vaccine
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Novavax Awarded $1.6B for COVID-19 Vaccine

  • Post author:Jessica Lynn
  • Post published:July 7, 2020
  • Post category:COVID-19

  Each and every day, the medical community (and the world) learn more about COVID-19. What began as a novel coronavirus in Wuhan, China has turned into a global pandemic…

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