Chan Zuckerberg Initiative's Biohub will open a fourth round of Rare As One funding this fall, targeting patient-led groups working in rare pulmonary and immune diseases, and rare cancers. The program ...

A newly developed open-source tool designed for rigorous reanalysis of genomic data is highly effective at detecting new rare disease diagnoses. The tool's ability to frequently and automatically ...

In this episode of C&EN Uncovered, host Craig Bettenhausen speaks with C&EN associate editor Matt Blois about mining rare earths and the efforts in Brazil to find a better way. Matt and Craig talk ...

Archaeologists have discovered a game board carved into the steps of a medieval bathhouse in the Moroccan town of Walīla (the Roman city of Volubilis). The find is a rare example of a medieval game ...

Scientists have uncovered a surprising new genetic cause of a rare movement disorder after analyzing nearly 3,000 patients with conditions affecting coordination and muscle control. The team ...

For years, it has been known that mutations in both copies of the HERC2 gene are associated with a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by global developmental delay, intellectual disability, ...

Syracuse, N.Y. — Until last year, a rare species of bacteria that causes Lyme disease had been found only in the Upper Midwest. But last June, a resident of Herkimer County was diagnosed with Lyme ...