Why are people with certain rare diseases resistant to other, more fatal diseases?

"Most of us are like ants. We have an average level of talent and are not able to perform like a lion. But we can create beautiful things by working hard as part of a team—day by day, little by little.”- Kaifeng Liu, MD

New research reveals the damaging neurological effects of neglect and social isolation in Romanian orphanages.

 

Emergency brain surgery saved Liam's life- when he was just four months old.

Nurse innovator Margaret McCabe, PhD, describes how she joined "Hacking Pediatrics," a group committed to disrupting the status quo in pediatric health care.

Thanks to new, minimally invasive techniques, Payton's recovery from surgery was quick and her scars are less visible.

Heart failure won’t stop Deyven from living on campus at Bentley while he waits for a transplant.

Children make up the majority of the estimated 25 million individuals with rare disorders searching for answers in the U.S alone. Many of the answers may be revealed by the genome.

New DNA "nanoswitches" can perform the same molecular measurements as complex instruments - at a fraction of the cost.

Philip "Puck" Wheaton is an avid skier and all-around athlete- thanks to an innovative surgery in 1979 that changed the course of his life.

Arsenic-tainted well water in Bangladesh has been linked to a cystic-fibrosis-like disease.  The discovery could lead to new kinds of therapeutics. 

Joey was born with a rare, complex congenital heart defect.  As he continues to thrive and defy the odds, his mother shares lessons of love, hope, and gratefulness.

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