Shane DiGiovanna was born with epidermolysis bullosa, or EB, a condition he said is described as "the worst disease you’ve ...
A Beaverton family that has spent years searching for a replacement gene for their son’s rare genetic disorder says they are ...
The move comes months after the Trump administration touted leucovorin as a potential therapy for a broader group of patients with autism symptoms.
The FDA proposes new rules allowing mutation-specific gene therapies to qualify for approval despite extremely small patient ...
Stanford Medicine pediatric hematologist Agnieszka Czechowicz, MD, Ph.D., has devoted her research career to improving ...
New research suggests the erectile dysfunction drug Viagra could help treat a devastating neurological disorder that primarily strikes young children — most of whom die before the age of three. The ...
Many psychiatric disorders are more biologically related than previously understood, having more genetic similarities than differences, a new study shows. More research is needed to understand how ...
Sildenafil—an active ingredient also marketed under the name of Viagra—improves symptoms in patients with Leigh syndrome.
If you haven’t heard of the genetic disorder Heterotaxy, a new children’s book released by a Connecticut teacher and her ...
The symptoms the patient’s son described didn’t fit the usual diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease. The family noted mood changes, including outbursts of anger. When the patient ...
Nick Jonas' neighbour Maya Kibbel recently died of Wilson's disease at the age of 30. The disease is a rare genetic disorder where copper gets accumulated in the body, affecting different organs.