Batten disease is a tragically devastating disease so rare that only about 200 children around the world have it at any one time. One reason for its rareness is that it most often kills …

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania report success in restoring vision to three patients with LCA, or Leber congenital amaurosis, a group of inherited diseases that destroy light receptors in the retina. Affected individuals …

The latest gene-scanning technology may have shed some much-desired light on a potential cause for schizophrenia, a mental disorder characterized by delusions and scrambled thought processes. The disease is believed to affect 1% of the …

Hair loss is a common problem faced by both men and women. While it may not have health implications it does have self-esteem issues. Help may be on the way for some of those yearning …