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A Combination of Tests Shows Learning Capabilities of Nonverbal Children with Rare Brain Disorder
February 25, 2025 - NCATS News
- Our Impact on Rare Diseases
- Rare Diseases Clinical Research Network (RDCRN)
NCATS-funded scientists found that a pair of tests can measure nonverbal learning skills and show the cognitive abilities of children with Aicardi-Goutières syndrome. The tests could improve the support and therapy doctors provide.
Read ArticleAI Tool Helps Find Life-Saving Medicine for Rare Disease
February 5, 2025 - Grantee/Partner News
- Biomedical Data Translator (Translator)
- Our Impact on Rare Diseases
New Path for a Gene Therapy Trial at NIH for a Rare Metabolic Disease
November 19, 2024 - NCATS News
- Bespoke Gene Therapy Consortium (BGTC)
- Our Impact on Clinical Trials
- Our Impact on Drug Discovery and Development
- Our Impact on Rare Diseases
- Platform Vector Gene Therapy (PaVe-GT)
Scientists at NCATS and other NIH institutes and centers are teaming up to advance a gene therapy treatment for MMA, a rare and potentially life-threatening genetic disorder.
Easing the Burden of Rare Diseases Through Translational Science
November 12, 2024 - NCATS News
- Our Impact on Rare Diseases
NCATS Director Joni Rutter discusses how NCATS is addressing scientific and operational roadblocks that slow progress for rare diseases research and treatments.
Study Finds Genetic Variant Among People Who Experience a Rare Recovery From ALS
July 30, 2024 - Grantee/Partner News
- Rare Diseases Clinical Research Network (RDCRN)
Looking for the Common in Rare
July 20, 2024 - Grantee/Partner News
- Our Impact on Rare Diseases
Using AI to Improve Detection of Rare Diseases
July 16, 2024 - Grantee/Partner News
- Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSA) Program
Paving the Way for Ultrarare Bone Disease Treatment Trial
May 21, 2024 - NCATS News
- Our Impact on Drug Discovery and Development
- Therapeutics for Rare and Neglected Diseases (TRND)
Clinicians at the NIH Clinical Center will soon start testing an investigative drug for an ultrarare bone disease.