Posts Tagged: rare disease research

July 26, 2026

Research & Innovation: A Custom-Built Therapy Designed at Rady Children’s Quiets a Rare Form of Epilepsy

A therapy designed at Rady Children’s for one patient’s genetic signature cut a San Diego teen’s seizures by about 90 percent. Read the Union-Tribune story.

Genomics Institute, Neurology, Research and Innovation

Epilepsy, genetics, genomics, innovation, neurology, pediatric neurology, precision medicine, Rady Children's research, rare disease research, research

January 18, 2024

The CURE Community

Mother of a child with a rare disease unites other families on the same path. The Yiu family knows all too well the struggles that come with having a child with an undiagnosed disease. When Caroline Cheung-Yiu and Bandy Yiu’s son, Alex, began to progressively lose motor function at age 2 1/2, it was the…

Genomics Institute

gene, genetics, genome, Genome Institute, genomics, genomics institute, innovation, neurology, rare disease research, research

August 26, 2019

Local Conversation, Global Influence: How Rady Children’s Experts Are Helping to Innovate the Future of Care for a Rare Orthopedic Disease

Most health care professionals are accustomed to sharing their expertise with one patient at a time. But recently, two such professionals — V. Salil Upasani, MD, co-director of the International Center for Pediatric and Adolescent Hip Disorders at Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego and an associate clinical professor at University of California San Diego School of…

Research and Innovation

Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease, orthopedics, pediatric ortho, Pediatric Orthopedics, rare childhood disease, rare disease, rare disease research, research

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