Harvard Medical School

New Artificial Intelligence Model Could Speed Rare Disease Diagnosis

A new AI model called popEVE can predict how likely each variant in a patient’s genome is to cause disease. The team is ...

Boy with rare condition amazes doctors after world-first gene therapy

Oliver has an inherited condition called Hunter syndrome, which causes progressive damage to the body and brain.

Scientists use stem cells to model rare genetic blindness in children

Researchers at the Eye Genetics Research Unit at Children's Medical Research Institute (CMRI) are the first in the world to use stem cells to study one of the genetic causes of Leber Congenital ...
People

Woman, 30, Develops Rare Skin Condition That Makes Her Feel Like She’s ‘Burning Alive’

Rachel Bradford was diagnosed with erythromelalgia, sometimes called "burning man syndrome," in February after developing symptoms while pregnant in March 2024 Alamy A woman opened up about developing ...
The Mirror US on MSN

Bird flu symptoms to look out for as first human dies from very rare strain

The NHS warns that symptoms of bird flu typically start around four to six days after being in contact with an infected bird.
Scientific American

First Human Dies of Rare H5N5 Bird Flu Strain. Here’s What You Need to Know

H5N1 bird flu has been circulating in U.S. wildlife since late 2021 but has caused only one human fatality. Now a different ...