For a doting parent, the first weeks of school for a child with additional needs take on their own special focus.

What is Guillain-Barré syndrome? Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is also called acute inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (AIDP). It's a neurological disorder in which the body's immune ...

Lucas Oon has Angelman syndrome, which is characterised by a happy demeanour and an easily excitable nature. Read more at ...

Diseases are abnormal conditions that have a specific set of signs and symptoms. Diseases can have an external cause, such as an infection, or an internal cause, such as autoimmune diseases. Long ...

Narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) is a type of mental health diagnosis. People with traits of NPD inflate their feelings of self-worth and want others to admire them. They often feel superior to ...

In the five weeks since Donald Trump returned as U.S. president, the FDA, NIH and CDC have been thrown into disarray, with meetings regarding vaccines and rare diseases canceled or indefinitely ...

When Ms. Liu, a cancer patient, picked up a box of medication at the hospital pharmacy, she felt an overwhelming sense ...

Hundreds of people are expected to help shine a light on rare illnesses by taking part in the Rare Disease Fun Run on Sunday, ...

Cairns fun run organiser Meagan Cross, whose daughter, Molly, was diagnosed with genetic disorder Angelman Syndrome, said the event was a great way to bring the community together and support ...

Image caption, Ivor has "come along leaps and bounds" since starting school last year, according to his mum Sarah Sarah, from Monmouth, has a five-year-old son called Ivor who was diagnosed with ...

for a trial-phase treatment targeting Pitt Hopkins syndrome and Angelman syndrome. The numbers: Neuren shares were up 6.3% to $14.10 at 11:25am AEDT. They closed 2.6% higher last Wednesday after the ...

But for a small number of children, the infection triggers strange behavioral changes known as PANDAS syndrome. PANDAS stands for pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with ...