Alström syndrome affects roughly one in 500,000 people. In May, Fort Worth will host a symposium of researchers looking into treatments.

Cogan’s syndrome (CS) is an autoimmune condition. Characteristic features of CS include inflammation of the inner ears and eyes, which can lead to vision difficulties, hearing loss, and dizziness.

Rotor syndrome is a rare and typically harmless genetic condition affecting the liver. It causes jaundice, mild yellowing of skin and eyes, and generally doesn’t need treatment. Rotor syndrome is a ...

Achenbach syndrome is a rare, benign condition that involves swollen and bruised-looking (or “blue”) fingers and toes. It is not connected to other health conditions but may mimic their symptoms.

The number of Americans living with chronic fatigue syndrome is beginning to become more clear. An estimated 3.3 million U.S. adults have the disorder, which affects multiple body systems and causes ...

Disease name: Werner syndrome, sometimes called "adult progeria" Affected populations: Werner syndrome is estimated to affect 1 in 100,000 live births worldwide, though its prevalence varies among ...

For the past five months, she had been tortured by pain boring into her back, an inch to the left of her spine. It was as if ...

There’s never a dull moment during the first year of parenthood. One minute you’re celebrating a joyous milestone; the next, you’re in the doctor’s office learning about flat head syndrome. Although ...

Fetal alcohol syndrome occurs when a baby comes into contact with alcohol before birth. While male sperm cannot cause fetal alcohol syndrome to occur, the health of sperm can make a child more at risk ...

Betsy Arakawa, the wife of the late Gene Hackman, died of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, New Mexico officials said Friday. The confirmation of her cause of death ends weeks of mystery after both ...

Have lower back pain, hip discomfort and numbness in the rear end? It might be dead butt syndrome. Officially named gluteal amnesia, dead butt syndrome happens when people spends too much time sitting ...