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 ...

If gut bacteria are too similar to the protective layer of nerves, they can misdirect the immune system and cause it to ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

PITTSBURGH — The Pennsylvania Game Commission wants the public to help monitor white-tail deer for a viral disease that’s often fatal. Epizootic hemorrhagic disease (EHD), has been confirmed in ...