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Check out #NIHCommonFund’s #NBSxWGS initiative–a collaborative project to enhance newborn screening - managed by NCATS, NICHD News, and National Human Genome Research Institute. Learn more about this groundbreaking initiative! go.nih.gov/RCzr8Lv #FundingOpportunity #NewbornScreening


With support from #NIHsbir funding, Collaborative Drug Discovery — an innovative online platform where scientists share research data globally — continues to expand & improve its platform to meet the growing demands of #DrugDiscovery. Learn more about the CDD Vault & NCATS partnership:







Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a rare, progressive and incurable disorder that damages the brain & nervous system. A recent study by #NIH’s Rare Diseases Clinical Research Network-supported researchers showed how the level of a protein in the blood — called neurofilament light (NfL) — could




#NIH funded researchers from Children's Hospital and Penn Medicine have treated a child born with a #RareDisease with newly developed #GeneTherapy technology. Learn more: go.nih.gov/vo4Tnf0


A study supported by #NIH’s Rare Diseases Clinical Research Network used data from ~700 people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (#ALS) to study potential biomarkers — traits measured in blood or other bodily fluids & soft tissues — that could help researchers understand the disease’s progression &





Fighting #PancreaticCancer with a mix of drugs can help counter its genomic variation & drug resistance. A study by researchers at #NIH, UNC-Chapel Hill & Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) used #MachineLearning models to identify & test 1.6 million drug pairs — resulting in >300 combinations showing promise in treating

