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Foundation Fighting Blindness Announces Exciting Partnership with Alma
Foundation Fighting Blindness Announces Exciting Partnership with Alma

The Foundation Fighting Blindness is thrilled to announce a groundbreaking national partnership with Alma to enhance mental health support.

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Bardet BiedlMay 12, 2025
Rhythm Pharmaceuticals Announces Positive Topline Results
Rhythm Pharmaceuticals Announces Positive Topline Results

Rhythm Pharmaceuticals reported top-line results from its pivotal Phase III clinical trial evaluating setmelanotide for the treatment of insatiable hunger and severe obesity in individuals with Bardet-Biedl syndrome (BBS).

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Bardet BiedlDecember 23, 2020
Webinar with Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Thursday, November 29th
Webinar with Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Thursday, November 29th

A webinar with Eastern with Rhythm Pharmaceuticals to discuss the Phase II setmelanotide trial for weight loss in BBS.

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Bardet BiedlFebruary 1, 2020
Good News and Bad News
Good News and Bad News

It's a weekend of good news, and probably bad news.

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Bardet BiedlNovember 26, 2018
Link for Webinar of Dr. Max Nachury's Presentation
Link for Webinar of Dr. Max Nachury's Presentation

Dr. Max Nachury is a leading researcher on BBS proteins. 

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Bardet BiedlJune 30, 2018
Communication Skills of Individuals Diagnosed With BBS
Communication Skills of Individuals Diagnosed With BBS

Literature describing Bardet-Biedl Syndrome (BBS) indicates that speech disorders are considered secondary diagnostic features of BBS.

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Bardet BiedlFebruary 7, 2018
Update on Gene Therapy for Retinal Degeneration Trial
Update on Gene Therapy for Retinal Degeneration Trial

The first trial for a gene therapy treatment for a retinal degeneration was focused on a disease called Leber Congenital Amaurosis or LCA.

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Bardet BiedlMay 5, 2015
Easy Ways You Can Support BBS Research
Easy Ways You Can Support BBS Research

Giving Tuesday, Amazon Smile and BBS Bracelets.

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Bardet BiedlNovember 26, 2014
BBS Weight Management Study
BBS Weight Management Study

The BBS Family Association has partnered with the Marshfield Clinic to apply for a grant to study weight management in people affected by BBS.

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Bardet BiedlNovember 26, 2014
CRIBBS Worldwide
CRIBBS Worldwide

CRIBBS, the BBS clinical registry is off to a flying start.

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Bardet BiedlNovember 26, 2014
Donate to the BBS Fund
Donate to the BBS Fund

We’ve launched a BBS Fund to support the new BBS Clinical Registry and BBS research and treatment.

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Bardet BiedlJune 28, 2014
More on CRISPR
More on CRISPR

A huge breakthrough for developing gene therapies for syndromes like Bardet Biedl.

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Bardet BiedlMarch 4, 2014
A Rare Disease Registry at Work
A Rare Disease Registry at Work

An enterprising young woman who created a registry for the rare form of cancer that she suffered. 

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Bardet BiedlMarch 3, 2014
Fundraising for BBS Research and Outreach
Fundraising for BBS Research and Outreach

Our mission: Improving the lives of all people affected by BBS.

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Bardet BiedlFebruary 13, 2014
Nonprofit Registration Update
Nonprofit Registration Update

The Bardet Biedl Syndrome Foundation is now an officially incorporated non-profit in the State of Delaware.

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Bardet BiedlFebruary 13, 2014
Launching a BBS Registry: A Path to Treatment
Launching a BBS Registry: A Path to Treatment

Over the last ten years research on the genetics of BBS has progressed by leaps and bounds.

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Bardet BiedlFebruary 13, 2014
CRISPR, A Huge Leap Forward for Gene Therapy
CRISPR, A Huge Leap Forward for Gene Therapy

A new technology holds promise for rapidly accelerating progress on gene therapy.

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Bardet BiedlFebruary 13, 2014
A Visit to the BBS Center of Excellence
A Visit to the BBS Center of Excellence

Family travels to the Marshfield Clinic for the first Bardet Biedl Syndrome (BBS) Center of Excellence.

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Bardet BiedlFebruary 13, 2014
From the BBS Center of Excellence
From the BBS Center of Excellence

A letter to BBS families from Dr. Bob Haws, director of the BBS Center of Excellence at the Marshfield Clinic.

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Bardet BiedlFebruary 13, 2014
FFB Visions 2013 Conference: Protecting Retinas
FFB Visions 2013 Conference: Protecting Retinas

Surprising things about protecting vision.

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Bardet BiedlJuly 2, 2013
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