A group of researchers from Children's Hospital Boston and Whitehead Institute of Biomedical Research have been studying the MeCP2 protein associated with Rett syndrome, a neurological disorder. In a study ... Read More

Professional basketball player Alonzo Mourning (New Jersey Nets) has announced that his kidney disease, called focal glomerulosclerosis, has worsened and he can no longer play. For details on his disease, ... Read More

This disorder affects the brain and the eyes, and results in physical malformations of both. No one knows exactly what causes it, although it seems to be genetic, and there ... Read More

A study published in October 2003 examined 22,312 people between the ages of 40 and 47 in Hordaland County, Norway. Questionnaires asked if they had ever smoked and whether they ... Read More

A clinical trial involving 26 patients with advanced melanoma, the most serious form of skin cancer, tested an experimental vaccine. Patients received six vaccinations of a mixture developed by University ... Read More

This inherited genetic syndrome, which is characterized by dwarfism, a small chest, and may include congenital heart defects, occurs more frequently among people of Old Order Amish descent.

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have discovered a genetic factor that contributes to photosensitivity in people with lupus erythematosus, an autoimmune disorder. The researchers identified ... Read More

Researchers at the Mayo Clinic have identified a genetic syndrome that was previously misdiagnosed or undiagnosed. The syndrome consists of learning disabilities, facial malformations, impaired organs, and mental retardation. The ... Read More

In 2001, researchers curious as to why children with Fanconi anemia developed cancer discovered links between the Fanconi genes and the BRCA1 gene, a breast cancer gene. Now new research ... Read More

A team of researchers has uncovered the mechanics of a cellular pathway that triggers immune responses. The scientists involved in the research also found a specialized cell structure that appears ... Read More

Four new genes have been discovered on human Chromosome 15. The researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine who discovered these genes also found that mutation of one ... Read More

This group of neurological disorders causes progressive muscle weakness (paraplegia) and stiffness (spasticity). HSP is often misdiagnosed as Lou Gehrig's disease or multiple sclerosis.