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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
Rare Disease Congressional Caucus to Host Virtual Briefing: Economic Burden of Rare Diseases in America on Feb. 25, 2021
February 17, 2021 - Media Coverage
- Genetic and Rare Diseases (GARD) Information Center
Data Ownership as Leverage in Accelerating Rare Disease Drug Development
February 15, 2021 - Media Coverage
- Genetic and Rare Diseases (GARD) Information Center
Sandoz Launches Generic Icatibant in US for Rare Disease Hereditary Angioedema, Strategically Enhancing Injectables Portfolio
January 28, 2021 - Grantee/Partner News
- Genetic and Rare Diseases (GARD) Information Center
How Rare is This?
January 18, 2021 - Grantee/Partner News
- Genetic and Rare Diseases (GARD) Information Center
Physicians Have New Guidelines for Managing Rare Genetic, Metabolic Disorders
December 31, 2020 - Media Coverage
- Rare Diseases Clinical Research Network (RDCRN)
PaVe-GT: Collaborative NIH Effort Aimed at Creating a Gene Therapy Playbook, Making Rare Disease Treatments More Accessible
November 30, 2020 - NCATS News
- Our Impact on Rare Diseases
- Platform Vector Gene Therapy (PaVe-GT)
The Platform Vector Gene Therapy (PaVe-GT) initiative aims to make gene therapy development and clinical testing more streamlined and less expensive — and potentially more accessible to millions of