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Direct linkAbbott, Natalie – Exceptional Parent, 2011
Of the nearly 7,000 rare diseases identified by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), only a few hundred currently have treatments. The development of therapies for rare diseases is often hampered by the special challenges of conducting the needed studies for rare disease drugs and medical devices, such as small numbers of patients and the fact…
Descriptors: Diseases, Patients, Nonprofit Organizations, National Organizations
Waldman, H. Barry; Perlman, Steven P.; Munter, Beverly L.; Chaudhry, Ramiz A. – Exceptional Parent, 2008
A rare disease or condition is defined by federal legislation such that it: (1) affects less than 200,000 persons in the U.S.; or (2) affects more than 200,000 persons in the U.S. but for which there is no reasonable expectation that the cost of developing and making available in the U.S. a drug for such disease or condition will be recovered from…
Descriptors: Diseases, Federal Legislation, Disease Incidence, Genetic Disorders
Silverman, Wayne – Exceptional Parent, 2007
Mice have become the model of choice for studies of Down syndrome due to the fact that mouse chromosome 16 bears a striking resemblance to human chromosome 21. This has allowed researchers to create various mouse models of Down syndrome, but this is a tricky business on many levels. Great expertise is required to manipulate DNA to create these…
Descriptors: Research Needs, Animals, Down Syndrome, Molecular Structure
Pevsner, Jonathan; Silverman, Wayne – Exceptional Parent, 2007
At one time or the other, virtually every parent has gone to the doctor concerned about his or her child. Thanks to the advances of modern medicine, the doctor can diagnose the problem most of the time and treat it successfully. Many potential problems, some life-threatening like diphtheria and neural tube defects, can even be prevented altogether…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Genetics, Clinical Diagnosis, Medical Research
Henderson, Nancy – Exceptional Parent, 2008
In this article, the author profiles Dr. Jack Kessler, chair of the Department of Neurology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. Dr. Jack Kessler is a renowned stem cell expert and researcher. For years, Dr. Kessler had been researching ways to repair damage to the nervous system. It was not until his own daughter became…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Role Models, Daughters, Medical Schools
Hollingsworth, Jan Carter; Apel, Laura – Exceptional Parent, 2008
The New 7 Wonders of the World organization announced a shiny new list of the world's premier candidates. The people behind "Exceptional Parent" (EP) magazine were intrigued and inspired by the New 7 Wonders undertaking, and it started them thinking. If they had to name the 7 Wonders of the World of Disabilities, what or who would they…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Federal Legislation, Educational Legislation, Equal Education
