University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill researchers conducted a study of the effects of cord blood transplantation on newborns and infants with Krabbe disease, a neurodegenerative disorder. Eleven newborns ... Read More

Although it is known that folic acid supplementation reduces the risk of certain types of birth defects, there is debate about the necessity and safety of putting folic acid in ... Read More

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved on May 9, 2005, a DNA-based blood test for detection and identification of genetic errors in the gene (CFTR) responsible for cystic ... Read More

The enzyme hDOT1L activates genes that are linked to the development of acute myeloid leukemia (AML), say researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The research, published ... Read More

Sydenham chorea, once known as "St. Vitus dance," comes not from religious fervor but from an autoimmune reaction after a streptococcal infection.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed that as of May 17, 2005, 11 cases of Ebola hemorrhagic fever, including 9 deaths, have been reported in Etoumbi and Mbomo in ... Read More

A research team at Washington University in St. Louis has developed an infection-fighting antibody to West Nile virus, a type of viral encephalitis spread by mosquitoes. The antibody, developed from ... Read More

This genetic disorder of chromosome 7 causes distinct facial features, heart defects, and mild to moderate mental retardation. Individuals with Williams syndrome often have high proficiency in language and music skills; research ... Read More

Researchers have known that the mutant protein, huntingtin, produces a toxic effect on brain cells and is a key component of Huntington's disease, an inherited neurodegenerative disorder. A research team ... Read More

Catscratch disease, also known as catscratch fever, is caused by infection with Bartonella henselae bacteria. Usually contracted from a lick, bite, or scratch of a kitten, the disease will, in ... Read More

A review by researchers of the birth certificate database in Tennessee found a nearly three-fold increase in gastroschisis, a rare birth defect in which the infants are born with their ... Read More

Distinguishing myeloproliferative disorders, such as polycythemia vera, essential thrombocythemia, and idiopathic myelofibrosis, from other blood disorders can be difficult. Researchers at the Cambridge Institute for Medical Research (UK) have identified ... Read More

Toxic shock syndrome became widely known in the U.S. after a number of young women died from it in the early 1980s. Although initially associated with tampon use in women, ... Read More