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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Johns Hopkins scientists develop mRNA "booster" as potential new way to treat rare genetic diseases marked by too low levels ...

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

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

An ex-RAF nurse has said that the detection of her rare disease was all thanks to an accidental collision with her family's ...

Rare Disease Day provided a forum for university and state leaders to lay out the future plans and share the work already ...