4th Share4Rare Call4Projects to drive rare disease patient-driven research studies
Collaborative research into rare diseases stands as one of the cornerstones of Share4Rare. Year after year, we endeavour to foster the development of research projects in this field that focus on theÚnicas SJD building construction begins in Barcelona, dedicated to rare disease care and research
The new building will rise 250 metres from the Sant Joan de Déu Hospital, situated between the municipalities of Barcelona and Esplugues de Llobregat (Barcelona province, Spain). Its main facade willKen To — Caregiver in a family impacted by Huntington’s disease
As Ken To states, being part of a family affected by Huntington's disease is challenging. The disease may manifest at any stage of adulthood and, currently, it does not have a cure. “Growing up in aNerea González — Affected by a mitochondrial disease and a member of AEPMI
Nerea González defines herself as a "Mito Warrior," a fighter who refuses to surrender to adversity. And she knows a lot about adversity. One of the conditions she suffers from is Coenzyme Q10New project to enhance the use of photonics and artificial intelligence in disease diagnosis
The BE-LIGHT project, funded by the Horizon Europe program of the European Union, aims to design novel instruments and clinical methods capable of obtaining images of tissues previously unattainableMarta Farré — Mother of a boy with epidermolysis bullosa
When Adrià was born, doctors noticed that he had severe wounds on his legs and feet. The gynaecologist who attended to them first mentioned the disease: epidermolysis bullosa (EB), a genetic conditionFindings on mitochondrial dysfunction in Rett syndrome suggest a new therapeutic pathway
In a recently published study in the Journal for Translational Medicine, a team from multiple centres, led by the Paediatric Neurometabolism Group at IRSJD · Sant Joan de Déu Barcelona Children'sSant Joan de Déu Barcelona Children's Hospital and FEDER join forces to tackle rare diseases
The new collaboration agreement between Barcelona's hospital and the Spanish umbrella organisation aims to drive knowledge-sharing, enhance coordination, and foster experiential exchange throughVictoria Castillo — Mother of a young man with arthrogryposis
Arthrogryposis is not a specific disease, but a group of disorders with diverse symptoms, all of which ultimately impact the joints and muscles in the body. A diagnosis of arthrogryposis is given whenAdvances in the comprehension of the physiological basis of collagen VI-related muscular dystrophy
A new study published in Scientific Reports and led by Dr Cecilia Jiménez (IRSJD-CIBERER) provides, for the first time, a comprehensive analysis of the proteins (proteome) contained in theNew mechanisms causing blindness in mouse models discovered
A multidisciplinary research team, under the leadership of geneticist Gemma Marfany, has recently published an article in the journal Redox Biology. Their study, conducted using a mouse model, reveals