Why Joint Pain Is Common in Hemophilia

  Gallia Levy, MD, PhD, Associate Group Medical Director, at Genentech explains why joint pain is so prevalent in persons with Hemophilia A. Hemophilia A is a genetic disorder caused by missing or defective clotting protein, factor VIII. Symptoms are dependent on...

Programmed Cell Death Following Hemorrhagic Stroke

  Rajiv Ratan, MD, PhD, of the Burke Neurological Institute, explains the mechanisms involved in how cells undergo ‘programmed death’ following a hemorrhagic stroke. A hemorrhagic stroke occurs when a blood vessel bursts and blood leaks into the surrounding brain...

FARA Focused on Funding Research for Friedreich’s Ataxia

  Brigid Brennan of the Friedreich’s Ataxia Research Alliance (FARA) discusses the origins of this patient organization and its mission to focus on research about Friedreich’s ataxia. Some of the research FARA is funding includes a natural history study to better...

Sanford Health and Rare Diseases

  David Pearce, PhD, of the Coordination of Rare Diseases at Sanford (CoRDS) talks about Sanford Health, one of the largest health systems in the United States. Sanford Health provides access to integrated health care, genomic medicine, senior care and services,...