As a leading researcher of rare diseases that affect children's brains, Jonathan D. Cooper, Ph.D., thought little about the gastrointestinal (GI) system. That is, until the parents of children ...

On her most recent birthday, Jess Schonberger woke to the sounds of joy. In her balloon-festooned Sydney bedroom, her celebration-loving family gathered around her for a photo and produced a bounty of ...

Cooper and his colleagues are exploring exactly how this happens. The exact number of kids with Batten disease remains unknown; however, some researchers have estimated it affects around three out ...

Children usually have the same symptoms as adults. Children with liver disease can also be quite tired (fatigued) and may become confused or cranky if the disease gets worse. If you suspect that ...

President Joe Biden has signed a bill that advocates say could help save thousands of kids from dying of undiagnosed cardiomyopathy. The condition is a rare and chronic disease of the heart muscle ...

A mysterious disease in Badhaal village, Rajouri district of Jammu, has claimed 12 lives, including two children who died recently. Symptoms include fever, sweating, and vomiting. Experts from ...

"Children under five are particularly vulnerable to cold-related viral diseases," Professor Mahbubul Hoque, director of the hospital, told The Daily Star. On January 3, temperature fell to 8.3 ...