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 ...

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 ...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Ensuring every newborn has access to life-saving screening and treatment is both a moral and economic imperative.' ...