Rare diseases - a medical condition so obscure that even your doctor has to Google. Despite their name, these diseases ...

POLG-related diseases disrupt the function of the mitochondria, or "powerhouses" of the cell — starving them of energy.

Prince Frederik of Luxembourg died from a genetic disease called PolG, but experts hope his passing could bring more ...

A mother has spoken about her "painful" experience over the potential end to her son's life-enhancing treatment for a rare ...

Prince Frederik of Luxembourg, the youngest son of Prince Robert of Luxembourg and Princess Julie of Nassau, has died after a ...

Ms. Arakawa, the wife of the actor Gene Hackman, died from the effects of a disease often caused by contact with droppings ...

Most individuals diagnosed with a rare disease won’t live to become teenagers or adults. I knew what I had to do.

Impilo's prototype platform scours medical records to pinpoint symptoms of unusual illnesses that are often overlooked by ...

As we observe Rare Disease Day today, let us take a look at seven drugs poised to be approved to address rare diseases in ...

Prince Frederik, 22, was a founder and the creative director of a foundation that raised awareness of POLG disorder.

The Cherokee Nation Health Services Rare Disease Task Force has released a report outlining progress made over the past year ...

A rare disease in the US is one in 1,500, or fewer than 200,000 people, and an ultra-rare disease is one in 50,000 or fewer than than 6,000 people.