Context: Fatal familial insomnia (FFI) is a genetically transmitted neurodegenerative prion disease that incurs great suffering and has neither a treatment nor cure. The clinical literature is devoid ...

A doctor discovered the gene mutation behind his family's mysterious missing-teeth condition Inherited diseases don't work like we thought they did 'Brain-eating' amoebas are nearly always fatal. New ...

Genetic prion disease generally manifests with cognitive difficulties, poor muscle control and abrupt jerking movements of muscle groups and/or entire limbs. The three major phenotypes of genetic ...

"I just don't understand it. According to the history given by her friend, she hasn't slept in eight days and there have been no behavioral indications that she has slept since being admitted. We'll ...

Disclosure: Joyce Schenkein, PhD, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships. Disclosure: Pasquale Montagna, MD, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.