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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
Study Suggests People with Rare Diseases Face Significantly Higher Health Care Costs
October 25, 2021 - Media Coverage
- Genetic and Rare Diseases (GARD) Information Center
NIH Study Suggests People with Rare Diseases Face Significantly Higher Health Care Costs
October 22, 2021 - NCATS News
Results from a collaborative pilot study suggest health care costs for each person with a rare disease are three to five times greater than the costs for those who do not have a rare disease.
Medical Cost for Rare Diseases on Par with Cancer, Heart Failure
October 22, 2021 - Grantee/Partner News
- Our Impact on Rare Diseases
Pandemic Research Lays Path Forward for Study of Rare Diseases
October 21, 2021 - Media Coverage
Long-Term CRYSVITA® ▼ (burosumab) Treatment Reduces the Burden of Disease in Adults with X-Linked Hypophosphataemia (XLH), a Rare Genetic Metabolic Bone Disease
September 24, 2021 - Grantee/Partner News
- Genetic and Rare Diseases (GARD) Information Center
Rare Leader: Shari Hume, Co-Founder, Cure JM Foundation
September 23, 2021 - Grantee/Partner News