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19 Jul 2011

Father Fighting to End Batten Disease

July 19, 2011
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Craig Benson and the Beyond Batten Disease Foundation were recently featured on My Fox Austin. Click here...
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10 May 2011

Run to the Sun Relay benefits children with Batten Disease

May 10, 2011
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By KVUE staff on KVUE.com Published May 10, 2011 Batten Disease is a rare and fatal neurological diseas...
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7 May 2011

Family starts foundation, raises money to fight Batten disease

May 7, 2011
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by Andrew Ball in the Austin American Statesman published May 8, 2011 Craig and Charlotte Benson had ne...
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3 May 2011

Run to the Sun

May 3, 2011
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A year ago, Lance Thompson, our good friend and avid runner, came to us with an idea to organize a 100-mi...
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3 May 2011

Get Movin’ Monday: Beyond Batten Relay

May 3, 2011
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On KTBC Fox 7 Published on May 3, 2011 Ryon Talbot of Pure Austin Fitness and Lance Thompson, a partici...
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28 Apr 2011

April 2011

April 28, 2011
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25 Apr 2011

Relay Will Help Fight Batten Disease

April 25, 2011
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On KTBC Fox 7 Published on April 25, 2011 The Run to the Sun Relay is a 90 mile race from Mt. Bonnell i...
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31 Jan 2011

Rare Disease Day

January 31, 2011
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In honor of Rare Disease Day, the following retailers and businesses have signed on to donate a portion o...
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14 Jan 2011

New High-Tech Screen Takes Carrier Testing to the Next Level

January 14, 2011
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by Jennifer Couzin-Frankel in Science Magazine published January 14, 2011 In the fall of 2008, Stephen K...
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13 Jan 2011

New Genetic Test Screens Would-Be Parents

January 13, 2011
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by Nell Greenfieldboyce on NPR.org Listen to the story on All Things Considered on NPR published Januar...
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Recent Posts

  • Theranexus and Beyond Batten Disease Foundation Announce Strong Positive Real-World Data Supporting Batten-1 Efficacy for the Treatment of Batten Disease
  • Family Research Calls – May 13 & 15
  • Batten Disease Global Research Initiative Announces Inaugural Grant Recipients
  • Batten-1 May Preserve Vision with Juvenile Batten Disease
  • Update on the Theranexus’ Batten-1 project in CLN3 Batten’s disease

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  • Theranexus and Beyond Batten Disease Foundation Announce Strong Positive Real-World Data Supporting Batten-1 Efficacy for the Treatment of Batten Disease May 14, 2025
  • Family Research Calls – May 13 & 15 April 30, 2025
  • Batten Disease Global Research Initiative Announces Inaugural Grant Recipients April 10, 2025

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