In the May 2, 2005, issue of People magazine, singer, choreographer, and American Idol judge Paula Abdul discusses living with reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD), also known as complex regional pain ... Read More

Joint research conducted by the Weill Medical College of Cornell University and the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research in New York has identified two proteins, CT7 and MAGE-A3/6, in human ... Read More

This inherited disorder causes malformations of bones of the skull, face, and arms and legs. Roberts syndrome has been called pseudothalidomide syndrome because the physical malformations in children with the ... Read More

Three vaccines targeting West Nile virus, a type of viral encephalitis spread by mosquitoes, are in National Institutes of Health (U.S.) clinical trials. The vaccines, already tested in animals, are ... Read More

Lack of the Fragile X mental retardation protein (FMRP) results in Fragile X syndrome, an inherited form of mental retardation. Researchers have not been able to identify what the actual ... Read More

Also known as Job syndrome because of the recurrent skin abscesses it causes, hyperimmunoglobulin E syndrome is an inherited immunodeficiency disorder usually diagnosed in infancy or childhood. It affects both ... Read More

Amniocentesis (taking a sample of the amniotic fluid) and chorionic villi sampling (taking a bit of the placenta) are the current methods used to diagnose chromosome disorders such as Down ... Read More

The World Health Organization (WHO) has reported an outbreak of Marburg virus in Angola. Marburg virus, like the Ebola virus, causes hemorrhagic fever, resulting in uncontrolled bleeding in the body. ... Read More

There are many nerves that go to the eye. These nerves are involved in the movements of the eye, eyelid, and the widening (dilation) and narrowing (constriction) of the pupil. ... Read More

A European research group has identified a molecular basis for the symptoms of DiGeorge syndrome, a complex congenital disorder that includes immunodeficiency. The researchers, using a mouse model of DiGeorge ... Read More

Using gene therapy to insert missing genetic material into cells has been tried with a number of different disorders. Researchers at the Baylor College of Medicine used gene therapy in ... Read More

Lacking variety at your local natural foods store? These online sites provide all kinds of foods and baking ingredients for individuals who require gluten-free/wheat-free, casein-free, or dairy-free diets, or who ... Read More

Few medications exist to help individuals affected by Fragile X syndrome, a chromosome disorder. Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and their colleagues have, using a fruit ... Read More