{"id":58551,"date":"2015-02-16T20:30:18","date_gmt":"2015-02-17T01:30:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rarediseases.org\/advancing-research-nord-partners-with-lundbeck-for-6th-raise-your-hand-campaign\/"},"modified":"2015-02-16T20:30:18","modified_gmt":"2015-02-17T01:30:18","slug":"advancing-research-nord-partners-with-lundbeck-for-6th-raise-your-hand-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rarediseases.org\/es\/advancing-research-nord-partners-with-lundbeck-for-6th-raise-your-hand-campaign\/","title":{"rendered":"Advancing Research: NORD Partners with Lundbeck for 6th Raise Your Hand Campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"

For the sixth year, we\u2019re proudly partnering with the pharmaceutical company\u00a0Lundbeck\u00a0on the \u201cRaise Your Hand to Fight Rare Diseases\u201d campaign, which supports rare disease research in celebration of Rare Disease Day.<\/p>\n

The campaign invites individuals to visit the Rare Disease Day U.S. website,\u00a0https:\/\/rarediseaseday.us<\/a>,\u00a0and click on the \u201cRaise Your Hand\u201d icon during the month of February. Each unique click triggers Lundbeck to make a $1 donation to NORD\u2019s research grant fund (up to a maximum donation of $10,000).<\/p>\n

Rare Disease Day is an international awareness day held annually on the last day of February. \u00a0NORD is proud to be the official U.S. sponsor for this important event.<\/span><\/p>\n

In 2014, Lundbeck\u2019s donation to NORD\u2019s research fund helped initiate a study of Primary Orthostatic Tremor. Individuals who are affected by this rare movement disorder experience rapid tremor in their legs when standing, which can cause them to immediately attempt to sit or walk due to a fear of falling.3<\/p>\n

In past years, Lundbeck\u2019s donation helped initiate studies of five\u00a0rare disorders:<\/strong><\/p>\n