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NIH Announces Funding to Establish and Strengthen Rare Disease Research Groups
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded approximately $26 million in grants in the fiscal year 2025 to begin the fifth cycle of funding for the Rare Diseases Clinical Research Network (RDCRN).
Bi-Allelic NOTCH3 Variants May Cause Early-Onset Vascular Leukoencephalopathy and More: RDCRN Research Roundup
New research: Bi-allelic NOTCH3 variants may cause early-onset vascular leukoencephalopathy; Review discusses sphingolipids in kidney diseases; Chest x-rays alone may not detect organ laterality defects in primary ciliary dyskinesia
Congenital Absence of MUC5B Defines New Category of Genetic Respiratory Disease and More: RDCRN Research Roundup
New research: Congenital absence of MUC5B defines new category of genetic respiratory disease; A roadmap to ALS prevention: Lessons from pre-symptomatic ALS and other neurodegenerative diseases; Close follow-up benefits long-term management of eosinophilic esophagitis
