An unidentified man from Ireland with confusion and signs of a brain injury actually had an extremely rare condition that has ...

Also known as congenital hypertrichosis lanuginosa (CHL), the condition is present from birth and symptoms appear in early childhood. The disease results in dark, fine and soft hair growing all over ...

Diagnostic tests for infectious diseases often involve identifying “alien” life – in the form of viral DNA – within a patient. Detecting life on Mars may also rely on DNA detection strategies but, ...