Prince Frederik of Luxembourg died at the age off 22 last month from a rare genetic disorder, his parents Prince Robert and Princess Julie confirmed over the weekend.

The young royal passed away on Feb. 28 after a long battle with PolG, a genetic mitochondrial disease that inhibits ... nerve, liver, intestinal, muscular and eye function. In a statement posted ...

Hirschsprung disease and meconium ileus can both cause a newborn to be unable to pass their first stool. Learn the different ...

Knocking out a single gene reprograms part of the large intestine to function like the nutrient-absorbing small intestine. In ...

Knocking out a single gene reprograms part of the large intestine to function like the nutrient-absorbing small intestine.

Apolipoprotein A4 (APOA4) is a protein produced by the small intestine in response to dietary ... such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease, are disproportionately prevalent due to barriers ...

More often, short bowel syndrome happens after a piece of the small intestine is removed to treat another health problem in infants, children, or adults. This surgery doesn’t guarantee you’ll ...

"This is Precision Child Health in action," says Muise, Co-Director of the Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Centre. "While the journey towards understanding and treating these rare conditions is ...