Knowing the difference between syndactyly and polydactyly can help you approach your baby’s care with confidence. You’ll know ...

Stockholm syndrome isn't a psychological diagnosis. Instead, it's a way of understanding the emotional response some people have toward a captor or an abuser. It happens to some abuse and hostage ...

In a new study published in Nature Communications, researchers from the Linda Crnic Institute for Down Syndrome (Crnic Institute) at the University of Colorado Anschutz discovered important ...

BETHESDA, Md. — Exactly one year ago, in these pages, I implored Congress to receive classified testimony from me about State Department and CIA efforts to cover up evidence and intelligence of the so ...

More than 90% of patients with hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) reported being misdiagnosed with psychiatric illnesses by nonpsychiatrist physicians, with a vast majority being told they were ...

After a tumultuous journey filled with delays and rejection, the FDA has approved Stealth BioTherapeutics’ treatment for the ultrarare disease Barth syndrome, marking the peptide as the first therapy ...

Amid the near-total Israeli blockade, those in Gaza are facing a new threat to their lives — paralytic diseases. According to Nasser Hospital’s head of pediatrics, Dr. Ahmed Al-Farra, “Before the war, ...

Human fertility hinges on a delicate molecular ballet that begins even before birth. UC Davis researchers have uncovered how special protein networks safeguard chromosomes as eggs and sperm form, ...

PAKISTAN’S election system has consistently failed to shape a government that enjoys public and political legitimacy, leaving the democratic process gasping for air. Structural and systemic weaknesses ...

A little known condition can cause terrifying and incurable skin growths, with many having no choice but to face amputation. The rare condition, known as epidermodysplasia verruciformis, is only known ...

It was found in guano near Astoria. Wildlife officials say people should take precautions so they don’t spread the fungus to new areas. Bats roost in a cave in Dorset, Vt., on May 2, 2023. A fungus ...