Researchers at the University of Bradford have taken part in analysis which has found how ancient DNA for a type of bacteria ...

The bequest was Carol Orzel’s dying wish, so that others could learn more about her rare disease, fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva. Carol Orzel had FOP, a rare disorder in which connective tissue ...

Disease name: Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva ... which is involved in a cellular process that regulates the formation of the skeleton in the womb and then orchestrates skeletal repairs ...

Carol Orzel knew she wanted her skeleton to be displayed in a museum back in 1995. She had seen the skeleton of Harry Eastlack on loan from Philadelphia’s Mütter Museum, where Eastlack had been ...

The skeleton, discovered in a leather pouch behind an abandoned ... (HPO), a database that links genomic data to the abnormal phenotypes found in human disease, everything from atrial septal defect, ...

The second skeleton can crush the internal organs. The disease is so rare that only 600 people in the world have it. Louise, who cannot move her left arm, is unable to walk for long periods of time.

With only a single skeleton it is very hard to conclude much about the potential causes of the changes observed. 'Secondly, we know that there were other treponenmal diseases in Europe or Africa ...

In commemoration of Rare Disease Day, the museum unveiled the skeleton of Carol Orzel. Orzel died last year after more than 35 years of living with Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva or FOP.

Researchers from the university and the British Museum said the find will help explore the causes of cancer and how the disease has evolved. The discovery of cancer in archaeological finds is ...

Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP) is an extremely rare congenital condition that causes the body to grow a second skeleton ... FOP is an extremely rare disease that is estimated to ...