AS in the News

An Elmira family’s project to build an accessible playground got a $60,000 boost from winni

Jenifer Goodwin – U.S. News

Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative

Two ASF-supported researchers, Ype Elgersma and Ben Philpot, traveled to Trevi, Umbria in Italy t

Mark Remme, Shakopee Patch

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 Sacramento: KUVS

 Vector: Children's Hospital Boston's science and clinical innovation blog

KCRA

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The Jack Petchey Foundation

 Katie Schwendeman - The Review

Children’s Hospital Boston is currently conducting a trial on the drug levodopa

Monday, February 28, 2011, is the 4th annual Rare Disease Day — a day when people worldwide

Tim Lammers - FOX CT

 Noelle Phillips - The State

Lisa Norton Special - Bluffton Today

Paul Harasim - Las Vegas Review-Journal

March of Dimes Nurse of the Year

Some local middle school students will soon receive an apple from their teacher instead of giving

UConn researchers have used skin cells from patients with the genetic disorders Angelman Syndrome

Sept. 07--EVEREST, Kan. -- The putt-putt sound of tractors and the low murmur of conversation bro

This week, we take a break from wine tasting notes to tell you about an

Connor McGarry, 7, doesn't waste time. He gets to work spreading the dough flat.

It's an average Tuesday night at a Pueblo baseball field, but one team is unique. And not because

He’s a beautiful, smiling, bright-eyed little boy. Sanger’s Caleb Cardenas, 3,

Halethorpe, Md. (July 20, 2010) – Today Adventures For the Cure (AFC) announced a new fundr

I had never heard of Angelman Syndrome until my wife Nena came home one day and told me that our

Any time you learn something new, your brain undergoes a sort of remodeling to store the fresh bi

This video introduces the audience to a 3yr old girl with Angelman Syndrome. The father, Eric Wri

Doctors advised Carol Pulver to put her son, Shea, in a nursing home after he was diagnosed with

Parents who are raising children with developmental disorders can spend almost all of their wakin

The Painted Post scouts held a walkathon and collected 99 pounds of loose change to donate to the

A rare but serious genetic disorder, Angelman syndrome (AS) causes a constellation of development

Painted Post, N.Y.- A troop of local girl scouts is helping to raise awareness of a rare genetic

Mount Everest has pulled Bill Burke back for another adventure.

Local angel Delaney Van Briesen will host her birthday party early again this year to help raise

For 14-year-old Priya Sekhon, being the first person to carry the Paralympic torch at Vancouver&r

ScienceDaily (Mar. 4, 2010) — Angelman Syndrome is a rare but serious genetic disorder that

When Lisa Franco's daughter was 7 months old, the first-time mom knew something wasn't right. Des

Inspired by the story of a young girl with Angelman Syndrome, Jade and the Walking Stick is a fan

Dora High School senior Sarah Walker has touched hearts with a lot of hugs and not a word.

In 1997, the genetic basis for the Angelman syndrome was identified as disruption of the UBE3A/E6

Please help support the Angelman Syndrome Foundation by voting on the video featuring Kiano

On behalf of the Angelman Syndrome Foundation, we would like to thank Dr. King for all of the wor

FORT WORTH — Dressed smartly in English riding clothes, her hair in a French braid, Courtne

Dr. Scott Dindot, assistant professor in the Veterinary Pathobiology department at the Texas A&am

COLUMBIA -- With 30 hours of help a week, Christina Stewart could care for her mentally and physi

Discrete trial instruction (DTI) was used to teach functional skills to three children with Angel

Dr. Scott Dindot, assistant professor in the veterinary pathobiology department at the Texas A&am

UConn researchers have generated 10 new stem cell lines from the cells of patients with a genetic

Chance to swim with dolphins could help kieran, 10, who suffers from rare genetic disease

“Prayer lady” Kathy Fraser, right, Elizabeth Ministry coordinator of St. Andrew paris

More than 35 tractors cruised through Atchison and Brown county roads on Labor Day to raise money

Dedication of the Amelia Grace Place playground was held Saturday at Rockport Elementary School,

Heather Huestis’ daughter, Andrea, was diagnosed with Angelman Syndrome very early (before

Aurora, Ill. (August 27, 2009) – The Angelman Syndrome Foundation is continuing its commitm

Each month Senior Travel Editor, Matt Ginella ambushes a group of unsuspecting golfers on their t

Tulsa, OK - Motophoto at 82nd and South Harvard has photographed several of our Waiting Children

July 30, 2009 – Orlando, FL – The Angelman Syndrome Foundation, www.angelman.org, tod

The Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital today received a $25,000 grant from Wal-Mart to suppor

She nearly drowned in the lake behind her home. But a girl, 6, is recovering tonight, thanks to t

Father watches with joy as son gets to play baseball in Miracle League

MY TRAINING PARTNER --- Oliver Dillon, my grandson, is my inspiration and my hero. He is 8-years

Cincinnati joined 24 other cities to raise awareness about Angelman Syndrome.

On the T-shirt thing, we blew it. Keith Olsen of Horton, Kan., let us know in April that he was r

Hi everyone, it's News10's Sharon Ito on Wednesday, May 13. On Live_Online at 11 a.m., we'll lear

A safe haven has been created in the garden of the home of a boy with Angelman syndrome. It has b

CHAPEL HILL -- How might disruption of a single gene in the brain cause the severe cognitive defi

Durham, N.C., and Chapel Hill, N.C. -- Researchers at Duke University Medical Center and the Univ

"My name is Marina Leyba and I have a 2 year old daughter Bella who has Angelman syndrome.&q

Falls Church City Vice Mayor Hal Lippman, accompanied by daughter Danna, addressed the Fairfax Co

AFTER a year of intensive treatment in Chicago, Billy Caldwell's therapists are confident the &qu

Most newborn babies find comfort in the arms of mom or dad. Not Carly.

EL PASO, Texas -- An El Paso native is set to take on one of the most prominent dance floors in t

One physical therapist is determined to keep a child with Angelman Syndrome fighting to achieve m

In fight against Angelman Syndrome, sisters help organize walk-a-thon.

Stormy Chamberlain, a postdoctoral fellowat the University of Connecticut Health Center in Farmin

Larry and Lisa Jamieson of Maple Grove found their lives upended when their third child was born

During the past year Julie Taylor, of Kirrawee, has given up her Saturday afternoons to teach Jam

Families from the Rare Syndrome Playgroup, that launched 1-1/2

James Fraser and Stella Rocha are best buddies.

Imagine a child that makes friends everywhere she goes just on the strength of her smile. If you'

To Covington County residents, Brady Fore is already a somewhat well-known name. After today, all

A young girl is making a difference in her own way. Sarah Kacsuta described her 14-year-old

When he was 18 months old, Bryan Desatnick of Basking Ridge began having seizures. Those episodes

Colin Farrell said Tuesday that his 4-year-old son James, who has a rare neuro-genetic disorder c

2008-9 Information bulletin from CDC:

Benedict Carey/The New York Times

Dan Childs/ABC News Medical Unit

Donna Lenz Wright/The Week, Walworth County

CNN's Sanjay Gupta reports on a rare genetic disorder known as Angelman Syndrome.