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Learning from the Rare Disease Community: Enhancing Facial Recognition AI Technologies for Improved Accuracy in Identifying Individuals with Facial Deformities

Learning from the Rare Disease Community: Enhancing Facial Recognition AI Technologies for Improved Accuracy in Identifying Individuals with Facial Deformities

Facial recognition technology has made significant advancements in recent years, transforming various industries and enabling efficient identification and authentication processes. However, one area where these technologies often fall short is accurately recognising individuals with facial deformities, like Amit Ghose.

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Challenges facing families after a rare disease diagnosis

Challenges facing families after a rare disease diagnosis

Cambridge Rare Disease Network talks to Karen Whitehead about the challenges of parenting, living and working with a rare disease diagnosis within the family. Kate Whitehead was 28 when she was told that she had Pregnancy Associated Osteoporosis which is a very rare...

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Living with a very rare bone condition

Living with a very rare bone condition

Pregnancy is normally a time of excitement for mums to be. But for some, it is a catastrophic event due to a rare condition called pregnancy-associated osteoporosis (PAO). As Karen Whitehead, herself felt. ‘27 years ago, I was about to have my first baby. My husband...

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Destroy mutant mitochondrial DNA with MRC-MBU at RAREfest22

The strategic mission of the MBU is to understand mitochondrial biology in health and disease, and to exploit this understanding to develop new therapies and improve human health. Alex Whitworth is a Group Leader at the Medical Research Council Mitochondrial Biology...

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Rare Youth Revolution at RAREfest22

Chelsea Wong is the Youth Coordinator for Rare Youth Revolution (RYR). Rare Youth Revolution is a global news and opinion, digital magazine platform, dedicated to powering up the voices of the young people in the rare disease community. They aim to bring quality news,...

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Finding a needle in a haystack

Dr Kate Downes is the Clinical Scientist Lead for the East Genomic Laboratory Hub. Genomic medicine is a rapidly growing and dynamic field, and we are increasingly findingmore answers to help us provide more results to patients and their families. The East Genomic...

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