Is Obesity Genetic or Environmental? Get All the Details This article was reviewed by Lynn Marie Morski, MD, JD. Key ...

Pam Kowalcyzk and her daughter have PKU, a rare disorder that prevents the body from processing protein ...

In a small corner of Northern Ireland, a three year old girl is gearing up for her second major organ transplant before she ...

When two defective gene variants combine, normal protein function can sometimes be restored.

Etta Cartmill will receive a kidney transplant after already spending five weeks in the hospital following a liver transplant ...

She slept in hospital intensive care units and navigated family outings with a breathing machine – all for her late son, who ...

The new division aims to shorten diagnostic wait times and increase clinical trials. Officials say the investment positions the hospital as a national leader in rare disease treatment. CHICAGO - Ann & ...

A "gene silencer" (technically known as small interfering RNA, or siRNA), locally delivered by nanoparticles embedded in an ...

A rare form of diabetes affecting newborn babies and caused by a genetic disorder has been discovered by scientists in the UK ...

Learn more about the gene linked to the evolutionary loss of human tails, and how, in rare cases, some people are still born ...

Hani Duglof says even though he applied for asylum 12 years ago, and his case is still pending, federal agents told him he ...

CNBC’s Becky Quick recently opened up about her 9-year-old daughter Kaylie’s private battle with a rare genetic disorder. In an interview with People, published on Thursday, January 8, Quick, 53, ...