October 26, 2015 Family stunts disabled daughter's growth to expand her world Whether Charley Hooper has any concept of the space she occupies in the world is an enigma.
October 25, 2015 After losing daughter, California mom vows to raise awareness of deadly amoeba A California mother is forming a nonprofit and raising funds for research of a potentially deadly amoeba that took her 20-year-old daughter’s life in 2014, HavasuNews.com reported.
October 25, 2015 Erectile dysfunction drugs may be solution for Duchenne muscular dystrophy Drugs that treat erectile dysfunction may be effective for boys suffering from Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), Medical News Today reported.
October 25, 2015 New treatment gives hope to 'butterfly' kids When Elisa McCann was born 18 months ago, her parents knew something was wrong.
October 25, 2015 Minnesota teen with difficult-to-treat epilepsy gets new device that can predict, abort seizures Rachael Malez, 13, is one of among a third of epilepsy patients worldwide who doesn’t respond well to seizure medication, and among the many who can’t undergo surgery and don’t see success with a ketogenic diet, two other options commonly used to treat the condition.
October 25, 2015 Parents of twins with ‘children’s Alzheimer’s’ find hope in sugar compound therapy Chris and Hugh Hempel knew something was wrong in 2006, when their 2-year-old daughters Addison and Cassidy began stumbling over their words and staggering, according to MyFox8.com.
October 25, 2015 Unusual allergy: Girl reacts to food only after exercise A teenage girl in Canada had an unusual food allergy that showed up only after she exercised, according to a new report of her case.
October 24, 2015 UK boy, 4, with extremely rare genetic disorder dies A 4-year-old U.K. boy who suffered from CLOVES Syndrome, a rare genetic disorder that can cause overgrowth of limbs and skin deformities in patients, died Monday after developing the flu.
October 24, 2015 Scientists find possible new therapy for rare lung disease in children Researchers at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center have discovered a new gene and cell therapy that could treat a rare lung disease in children.
October 24, 2015 Michigan man with movement disorder working to raise awareness of condition A Michigan man suffering from a rare movement disorder said that while it causes many people to ask him if he’s in pain, he’s mostly just frustrated.