No standard treatments for the sometimes deadly disorder have been developed, but that may change due to the newly published ...

A Northwestern Medicine study has uncovered a promising new therapeutic approach for a rare genetic brain disorder, according ...

New Delhi: Feeling fear is a normal and essential part of our lives. Fear protects us from danger and keeps us alert, but have you ever wondered what kind of life a person would live if they had no ...

Ultra-rare disorders are those affecting fewer than one person in 50,000. Sometimes, indeed, they are unique. And unique ...

A new study has brought scientists one step further in the direction of developing a cure for a brutal group of rare brain disorders known as SYNGAP1-related disorders, or SRDs. Researchers were able ...

Two people have died and a third remains under investigation after health officials in Hood River County identified multiple cases of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD), a rare but deadly brain disorder ...

Imagine feeling your body growing at a dizzying pace, so much so that you now fill an entire room -- or suddenly seeing ...

Brain aneurysms occupy a unique and somewhat paradoxical position in cerebrovascular disease. Although unruptured aneurysms ...

Experiments on an ultra-rare genetic mutation that causes neurodegeneration in children have helped uncover a new mechanism by which brain cells die. A team led by scientists at the German research ...

Billy Joel fans received an unforgettable jumpstart to the new year on Friday with a surprise performance from the “Piano Man” himself — his first since being diagnosed with Normal Pressure ...

October saw several universities launch major initiatives in brain science and neurological research, often with the help of new private gifts to underwrite their efforts. Here are summaries of the ...