Normally, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) surrounds our brain and spinal cord, providing numerous benefits from injury protection and nutrient delivery to waste removal. Hydrocephalus, or "water on the brain," occurs when…
In many areas of society, from healthcare to big business, companies are turning to artificial intelligence (AI) to solve pressing problems. Within the medical sphere, researchers recently developed an automated,…
Three people with an eye on the future talk about their innermost feelings and the fact that their lives may be interrupted at any time by their chronic illness.…
According to a story from Essex Live, Lily Wythe is a fourteen year old girl who was recently diagnosed with a rare form of brain cancer called diffuse intrinsic pontine…
When Lily Wythe, a 14-year-old from Eastwood in England, was diagnosed with diffuse pontine glioma (also known as DIPG), her friends and family knew they had to do something to…
The family of a little girl who is battling health problems after suffering a brain tumour are appealing for people to make her birthday extra special by sending her cards…
Nobody expects a shocking diagnosis for their significant other right before one of the most important days of their lives. Ariona Kryeziu's life was altered significantly when her fiancee, 20-year-old…
According to a story from Yahoo! News, Dorothy Dunnington is beginning to wonder if she will ever fully understand the circumstances surrounding the death of her sister Chrissy, who was…
According to a story from dailypost.co.uk, it didn't take long for Catherine Kelly to determine that her three year old son had a brain tumor; in fact, she made the…
According to a story from kwqc.com, pediatric nurse Allee Mullen was devastated when her developing child was diagnosed with spina bifida, a rare and potentially debilitating birth defect. In order…
This is the story of five-year-old Aubree Fox who has recently been diagnosed with hydrocephalus, stenosis, and an aneurysm in her brain. This slew of life-threatening diagnoses were all a mystery…
Hydrocephalus Hydrocephalus is a rare disease which causes a build up of fluid in the ventricles of the brain. The continuous flow of this fluid is how the body prevents the…
The Kids Wish Network (KWN) works to provide positive experiences for children age 3 to 18 who are living with life-threatening conditions. With the help of various sponsors, they are…
According to a story from University at Buffalo, a recent discovery of a new genetic mutation continues to build on decades of research from Dr. Richard Gronostajski, a professor and biochemist…
In a recent news article, the Northwestern Medicine Feinberg School of Medicine has shared details about an experimental device that may have the potential to dramatically improve the treatment of…
According to HSC News, researchers at the University of Southern California have engineered a device that may have a sizable impact on those with pediatric hydrocephalus. By troubleshooting the issues…
10-year-old Shayleigh Davidson visited her sister in the hospital a lot during the last five years. Her sister, Anai, is five years old, diagnosed with spina bifida and hydrocephalus. Spending…
According to a story from the Herald Sun, Matilda Mahon, an eighteen month old girl from Australia, will need to travel to the United States in order to receive treatment…
Researchers at UC-Davis Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital look to utilize dogs and cats to help find rare disease treatments, reported The Daily Beast. Recently, two bulldogs, Darla and Spanky, with…
A breakthrough app won the Henry Ford Health System’s first artificial intelligence challenge. A team from Israel developed the app to assist in monitoring conditions such as Parkinson’s and hydrocephalus.…
Physicians at the Canadian Specialist Hospital in Dubai operated on a one-day-old baby with a birth defect called spina bifida, says a recent report. The surgery saved the infant’s life.…
A new study comparing two different treatments demonstrates that both could be effective in treating hydrocephalus. This condition is characterized by a buildup of cerebrospinal fluid inside the brain. In…
Because of an extremely rare disease, 3-year-old Reshmi's head has doubled its size after a fluid buildup in her brain. Reshmi Marak lives in a poor village in Tripura, north…
A recent announcement from the wonderful World Spina Bifida & Hydrocephalus Day website brought back some memories for me. Even before I became pregnant with my son, I heard about…
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