The EveryLife Foundation for Rare Diseases has launched a nationwide National Burden of Rare Disease Survey to measure…
Forest Ray PhD
Forest Ray received his PhD in systems biology from Columbia University, where he developed tools to match drug side effects to other diseases. He has since worked as a journalist and science writer, covering topics from rare diseases to the intersection between environmental science and social justice. He currently lives in Long Beach, California.
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Articles by Forest Ray PhD
The Alexion Charitable Foundation has awarded $1.1 million in grants to programs that support those with rare diseases during…
The Black Women’s Health Imperative (BWHI) recently created a Rare Disease Diversity Coalition focused on reducing racial disparities in…
Artificial Intelligence Can ‘See’ Progression of Ills Like Huntington’s in Blood Sample, Study Says
Artificial intelligence (AI) can predict disease progression using blood samples, a first long-term study of the molecular changes underlying neurodegeneration…
Huntington’s patients who were treated with the compound WVE-120102 showed a statistically significant drop in mutant huntingtin protein (HTT)…
Abnormal development of neural tissues may precede neurodegeneration in early-onset juvenile forms of Huntington’s disease, a recent study has found.