Beyond memory loss, rare neurological disorders can cause hallucinations, delusions, and bizarre behaviors in older adults.

Myofibrillar myopathy type 6 (MFM6) is a rare genetic muscle disorder that leads to severe muscle weakness and a drastically ...

The need for medical treatments for rare diseases such as Leigh syndrome is high. However, low patient numbers make research ...

A teenager with an extremely rare blood disorder has said “I wouldn’t be here today” if not for the team that carried out a ...

Scientists have identified two specific types of brain cells that behave differently in people with depression, offering a ...

Gaucher disease is an underdiagnosed genetic disorder; early detection and treatment can prevent complications and ...

Ahmed Khan has a rare blood disorder which makes any surgery particularly high-risk [Handout] A teenage boy with an extremely ...

At 32, Dinko collapsed from subacute sclerosing panencephalitis, an incurable, degenerative disorder that causes brain damage ...

Dorothy gave up work to become a full-time carer to Melvin, who had been diagnosed with ataxia, a degenerative brain and ...

Rumours about Ellen DeGeneres' health and alleged ties to Jeffrey Epstein are unfounded. Claims of her suffering from a rare ...

First FDA-approved gene therapy for hearing loss targets a rare inherited form of deafness Treatment restored hearing in most ...

Researchers from the Keck School of Medicine of USC have made an important advance toward understanding—and potentially treating—a rare cardiomyopathy (heart muscle disease) that is present from birth ...