Schreiber High School senior Mazzy Sass is working to raise awareness about Marfan Syndrome, a genetic condition that affects the body’s connective tissue, which holds all the cells, organs and tissue ...
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- There is a connective tissue disorder that affects the bones, skin, lungs, heart, blood vessels and nervous system of one in every 5,000 Americans: Marfan syndrome. Members of ...
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — Local 10 is Walking for Victory in 2024. Several members of our staff will be participating in the seventh annual Marfan Foundation walk, taking place Jan. 28 at T.Y. Park in ...
(CBS DETROIT)- When Keri Wallace's son Maurice was 9, the family received news that would forever change their lives. "We wonder why we see a lot of these children passing out on the fields or on ...
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — Memorial Hospital’s labor and delivery wing isn’t unusual, but Leticia Maia’s pregnancy is. At 27, she lives with Marfan syndrome, a genetic disorder that affects the connective ...
A study by the Institut de Neurociències of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (INc-UAB) reveals that inflammation associated with Marfan syndrome increases vulnerability to neurological diseases ...
In children with Marfan syndrome who undergo lens removal, the risk for retinal detachment increases 16-fold when capsular residue is present and by 30% with increase in axial length. Researchers ...
A study reveals that inflammation associated with Marfan syndrome increases vulnerability to neurological diseases and complications following strokes, as demonstrated in animal models. A study by the ...