No standard treatments for the sometimes deadly disorder have been developed, but that may change due to the newly published ...

A Northwestern Medicine study has uncovered a promising new therapeutic approach for a rare genetic brain disorder, according ...

New Delhi: Feeling fear is a normal and essential part of our lives. Fear protects us from danger and keeps us alert, but have you ever wondered what kind of life a person would live if they had no ...

Billy Joel fans received an unforgettable jumpstart to the new year on Friday with a surprise performance from the “Piano Man ...

A new study has brought scientists one step further in the direction of developing a cure for a brutal group of rare brain disorders known as SYNGAP1-related disorders, or SRDs. Researchers were able ...

On the eve of Onam, the most joyous festival in India's Kerala state, 45-year-old Sobhana lay shivering in the back of an ambulance, drifting into unconsciousness as her family rushed her to a medical ...

Two people have died and a third remains under investigation after health officials in Hood River County identified multiple cases of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD), a rare but deadly brain disorder ...

Experiments on an ultra-rare genetic mutation that causes neurodegeneration in children have helped uncover a new mechanism by which brain cells die. A team led by scientists at the German research ...

Imagine feeling your body growing at a dizzying pace, so much so that you now fill an entire room -- or suddenly seeing ...

Lozano is a rare disease mom, neuroscience Ph.D. candidate at UC Davis, and board member for the PURA Syndrome Foundation. In May, a historic moment in science and medicine was captured in a single ...