Jonathan Larson was on the cusp of greatness, only to die the night before his hit musical, Rent, was to have its New York debut in 1996. It's a tragic story in many ways, but perhaps even more so ...

(NAPSMI)—“God kept me here for a reason,” said Michael Redd, 41, of Georgia. “To tell people about Marfan syndrome.” Michael’s wife, Teresa, added, “If we can save a life, we will tell anyone our ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Marfan syndrome is a genetic disorder that affects the body's connective tissue; these tissues hold all the body's cells and organs together. One in 5,000 people have it, but ...

A hundred years have now elapsed since Dr Antonin Marfan 1 reported on the case of Gabrielle P thus describing some of the skeletal features that today define the syndrome that carries his name. Since ...

Baylor University star basketball center Isaiah Austin’s future as an NBA player was cut short due to a debilitating genetic condition called Marfan syndrome. “They told me that my arteries in my ...

I strongly recommend that everyone see In My Hands, a powerful and moving documentary about people with Marfan syndrome. All of us either suffer from, or love someone, who as a result of the nature of ...

Back in October, metalcore band Of Mice & Men announced that they were cancelling the rest of their European tour because frontman Austin Carlile was struggling with complications of Marfan syndrome.

We've seen rockers miss time on tour due to illness or physical maladies over the years, with fans often offering the common show of support to "get better soon." But in the case of Of Mice & Men's ...

Olympic swimmer and gold medalist Michael Phelps may not have Marfan syndrome but he certainly has people talking about it. In recent weeks there have been conflicting media reports that his long arms ...

WHITEHOUSE, Texas — A Whitehouse ISD student with a rare disease is making headlines in part to her fight with Marfan syndrome, and her love for Rice University baseball. "The night we actually saw ...

The notion that twins do everything together has met a new standard. Identical twin brothers Pablo and Julio Delcid, 21, underwent matching heart surgeries on the exact same day following their ...