Stewart Altman, wheelchair-bound, fights for cure as gene therapy shows promise. May 13, 2011— -- For 26 years, doctors could not piece together the medical puzzle of Stewart Altman's symptoms -- ...
PASCO COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — For parents with children with Tay Sachs disease, there’s often little hope, no treatment, and no cure. It’s a rare and deadly disease that attacks the nerve cells in the ...
Alex and Gilda Fernandez feared the worst when the Miami Children’s Hospital geneticist asked them to meet in her office immediately. But they never expected this. The Fernandezes, of West Miami-Dade, ...
Dr. Matt Goldstein and Myra Sack lost their daughter, Havi, to Tay-Sachs disease in 2021. Tay-Sachs is a rare, inherited genetic disease primarily affecting infants and young children. There is no ...
Researchers have identified a potential treatment for Sandhoff and Tay-Sachs diseases -- two rare, often fatal lysosomal storage disorders that cause progressive damage to nerve cells in the brain and ...