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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Health officials in Massachusetts issued a safety alert after a man who has worked with stone countertops for over a decade ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Dust from popular countertop material that causes incurable lung disease found in Massachusetts worker - The disease has ...

As twins and best friends, Natalie and Monica Rex had spent their entire lives together — and were looking forward to continuing those shared experiences into adulthood. But right before college ...