Critical mass in rare diseases -- an innovative Internet approach
Thursday, October 2, 2008 - 09:56
in Health & Medicine
The internet is emerging as a valuable tool for scientists to gather data for critical research into rare diseases. Disability researcher, Dr Helen Leonard, from Australia's Institute for Child Health Research, said its InterRett online database had greatly expanded research into the neurological disorder Rett syndrome, which affects 1 in 8500 girls.