Rare diseases — Medical conditions you may never have heard of before
Latest about rare diseases

Fatal familial insomnia: A genetic condition where people never sleep again
By Emily Cooke published
As fatal familial insomnia progresses, patients completely stop sleeping and enter a coma-like state that results in death within months.

Angelman syndrome: A disorder that stops people walking and speaking
By Emily Cooke published
Angelman syndrome is a rare disease that disrupts the normal development and function of cells, particularly in the nervous system, leading to severe developmental delays and learning disabilities.

Acromegaly: A disease that causes adults to grow uncontrollably
By Emily Cooke published
Patients with acromegaly make too much growth hormone, which causes them to grow disproportionately large bones, organs and tissues.

Stone man disease: A rare condition that causes a person to grow a second skeleton
By Emily Cooke published
Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP) is an extremely rare congenital condition that causes the body to grow a second skeleton, rendering patients immobile.
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