• Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 8th, 2015
New Clues About Progeria, a Disease That Turns Kids into Old People

New Clues About Progeria, a Disease That Turns Kids into Old People

8-year-olds suffering from progeria look like 80-year-olds

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • September 3rd, 2015
Rare Stone Man Syndrome Turns Muscle into Bone

Rare Stone Man Syndrome Turns Muscle into Bone

The condition is caused by a genetic mutation

Rare Condition Leaves 28-Year-Old Looking like a Woman in Her 70s

Rare Condition Leaves 28-Year-Old Looking like a Woman in Her 70s

Specialists explain the odd disorder, known as Cutis laxa, caused the skin on the woman's face and neck to sag

  • History
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • July 14th, 2014
Down Syndrome Telltale Signs Documented in 1,500-Year-Old Skeleton

Down Syndrome Telltale Signs Documented in 1,500-Year-Old Skeleton

The skeleton was unearthed in 1989, researchers have only recently examined it closely

17-Stone (108-Kilogram) Tumor Successfully Removed from Man's Waist

17-Stone (108-Kilogram) Tumor Successfully Removed from Man's Waist

Doctors say the 37-year-old man is in good health, will soon make a full recovery

Conjoined Twins Who Share One Body but Have Separate Brains Were Born in Australia

Conjoined Twins Who Share One Body but Have Separate Brains Were Born in Australia

Renee Young gave birth to Faith and Hope last Thursday

66-Year-Old Hong Kong Man Shocked to Find He's Actually a Woman

66-Year-Old Hong Kong Man Shocked to Find He's Actually a Woman

The patient went to the doctors complaining of a stomach ache, discovered he had ovaries