Kirstie and Eric Austin's daughter is living with one of the rarest fatal diseases in the world. In 2021, Emma was rushed to the hospital after having a seizure. Genetic testing determined she has ...

Actor Eric Dane is joining nonprofit Target ALS on a campaign aiming to raise $500,000 for ALS research by Dec. 31.

At age 6, I was diagnosed with a fatal disease. At age 11, I lost my ability to walk. Today, I’m 23 and am fighting for my life — and for all of those who are desperate for a cure. Tragically, the ...

Turning off the genetic switch to its respiratory system might finally eliminate the bacteria behind tuberculosis.

Doctors discovered Emma was missing a gene, and they diagnosed her with Batten disease, also known as neuronal ceroid lipofuscinoses. This is a fatal genetic disorder, according to the Cleveland ...

Researchers have described the neurodegeneration that occurs in the nervous system of the bowel in Batten disease, a rare and fatal genetic condition. In their latest study, a team showed that gene ...

The escaped domestic elk killed this fall was in eastern Idaho’s hunting unit 63A, Phillips said. Unit 63A includes portions ...

An Orange County woman is opening up about what it’s like to live with a fatal, rare disease that’s been compared to having ALS, Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s all at once. Carrie Bryson, a 61-year-old ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A fatal disease among deer that may cause abnormal behavior including a lack of fear of humans is inching closer to the Columbus area. The Ohio Division of Wildlife has ...

A deer crosses Prairie du Chien Road in Johnson County in July 2002. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is anticipating that cases chronic wasting disease in Iowa deer will continue to rise this ...

The positive samples were taken from deer at a facility owned by Ken Schlaudt, 64, of San Antonio. Schlaudt is tied to the ongoing “Ghost Deer" investigation, which authorities describe as one of the ...

Mass. DPH issues safety alert after the state's first confirmed silicosis case linked to countertop work, urging stronger dust controls, surveillance and worker protections.