Showing results for Rare Disease Research
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Rare Disease Day: IU clinic finds answers for people living with undiagnosed diseases
Rare Disease Day is a day dedicated to advocating for health equity and raising awareness about rare diseases.
Jasmin Cheairs | Feb 25, 2025 -
IU's Rare Disease Clinic solves 10-year medical mystery for Indianapolis girl with unknown neurodevelopmental disorder
The Undiagnosed Rare Disease Clinic at IU School of Medicine investigates the cold cases of rare disease. Genetic detectives solved a case for an Indianapolis ...
Laura Gates | Feb 24, 2025 -
Barth syndrome breakthrough: Rare disease research fueled by determined family and scientists
A local family’s collaboration with scientists at the Herman B Wells Center for Pediatric Research has resulted in a groundbreaking research model to study Barth ...
Jackie Maupin | Feb 18, 2025 -
In the arena with Erin Conboy: Champion of rare disease cases is world champ in Brazilian jiu-jitsu
Erin Conboy, MD, is co-director of the Undiagnosed Rare Disease Clinic at IU School of Medicine, solving the cold cases of genetic disease. She’s also a ...
Laura Gates | Feb 17, 2025 -
Navigating adversity to advance medicine: The inspiring journey of Rada Malko
Read the inspiring story of how Rada Malko overcame the adversities of being a young immigrant to becoming an accomplished student at the IU School ...
Jennifer Eicher | Jan 16, 2025 -
Fighting Friedreich’s ataxia: A pediatric cardiologist’s journey of innovation and collaboration
R. Mark Payne, MD, has pioneered a promising treatment for Friedreich's ataxia, a degenerative nervous system condition with no present cure. Payne's journey with his ...
Jackie Maupin | May 07, 2024 -
Genetic detectives unlock 16-year mystery
IU’s Undiagnosed Rare Disease Clinic gains national distinction for expertise in diagnosing unknown genetic disorders as part of international investigative network.
Laura Gates | Feb 13, 2024 -
Powerful new genomic sequencing tool available to researchers
IU School of Medicine’s Center for Medical Genomics recently acquired the Illumina NovaSeq X Plus—an instrument that exponentially expands the possibilities of how far next-generation ...
IU School of Medicine | Aug 29, 2023 -
IU researchers uncover mysteries behind immune response to hemophilia A treatment
In a study published in Blood, researchers from Indiana University School of Medicine shed new light on the underlying causes of negative immune responses to ...
Jackie Maupin | Aug 10, 2023 -
IU researchers investigate the protein BVES and its important role in muscular dystrophy
A study published in Nature Communications sheds new light on the development and treatment of a rare form of muscular dystrophy called limb-girdle muscular dystrophy ...
Jackie Maupin | Apr 05, 2023