Written by Laura Mullen on April 21, 2020
The National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD®) is excited to spotlight an article written by NORD’s Director of Research, Vanessa Boulanger, MSc, published in the 2020 Rare Neurological Disease Special Report. The feature, “Now Is The Time For Research On Rare Diseases,” details the importance of natural… Read More
Written by Laura Mullen on March 27, 2020
The National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD®) is excited to announce that a new peer-reviewed manuscript written by members of our research team has been published as a leading article by the journal Pharmaceutical Medicine.
The paper, entitled “Establishing Patient Registries for Rare… Read More
Written by Valaree DonFrancesco on February 28, 2020
Washington, DC, February 28, 2020—The National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD)®, the leading independent nonprofit organization representing over 25 million Americans with rare diseases, today launched the Undiagnosed Rare Disease Registry, a new study to collect de-identified information about hard-to-solve medical cases that will enable researchers to perform analyses at… Read More
Written by Laura Mullen on January 7, 2020


At NORD, our priority is advancing rare disease research and innovation by working together to overcome critical challenges. The input of patients and caregivers plays an integral role in getting beyond obstacles and moving towards a… Read More
Written by Laura Mullen on November 14, 2019


At NORD, we know that patient-powered initiatives change the world. Our priority is advancing rare disease research and innovation by working together to overcome critical challenges.
In 1989 and again in 2003, NORD conducted a survey to… Read More