An editorial published in Brain Medicine raises the alarm about a previously overlooked threat to brain development and ...

Jacob and Ben Nupp were both born with Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome, named after the three doctors that first discovered the ...

The hockey world received devastating news on April 8 as Chaz Lucius, a hockey prospect for the Manitoba Moose — the AHL affiliate of the NHL's Winnipeg Jets — announced his retirement at age 21 due ...

Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) can make it hard to keep up with your daily activities. (Photo Credit: Maskot/Getty Images) You and your doctor should try to tackle your toughest symptoms first ...

Down syndrome, the most frequent birth defect (around 1/700 births), results in most cases from the presence in all cells of an extra copy of chromosome 21. It is characterized by a complex and ...

I blurted out. My voice mirrored my grandmother’s. I don’t remember if the child was experiencing a specific ailment commonly coupled with his Down syndrome, such as leukemia or a structural heart or ...

My voice mirrored my grandmother’s. I don’t remember if the child was experiencing a specific ailment commonly coupled with his Down syndrome, such as leukemia or a structural heart or ...

ADHD and Tourette's syndrome are two separate conditions, but they have a few things in common. They often start around the same age, and in some cases children can have both conditions.

Os trigonum syndrome is a painful condition that can affect people who have an extra bone at the back of the ankle, called an os trigonum. The extra bone is present in 15% to 30% of people and doesn't ...

Genitourinary syndrome of menopause (GSM) describes a set of symptoms that affect the genitourinary tract, including vaginal dryness, painful intercourse, and urinary problems. Menopause is a ...

Blepharitis and dry eye syndrome both result in eye discomfort. They share similar symptoms but are different conditions. Blepharitis is eyelid inflammation often accompanied by crusts at the base ...

General adaptation syndrome (GAS) describes the three-stage response your body goes through when under stress: alarm reaction (also called fight-or-flight), resistance (where your body recovers), and ...