https://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Thousands of times per year, a family's moment of joy turns to unexpected grief. A seemingly healthy infant stops smiling or making eye contact. Their limbs grow weak. The tiny child suffers seizures and breathing problems. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-05-children-rare-debilitating-brain-diseases.html Fri, 08 May 2026 14:00:05 EDT news697453981 New research suggests that autoimmune diseases may be driven by DNA mutations in immune cells that remove the natural brakes on the immune system. It reveals a previously hidden role for somatic mutations—DNA changes acquired throughout life—in diseases beyond cancer. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-04-silent-cell-mutations-years-thyroid.html Tue, 14 Apr 2026 11:00:08 EDT news695378534 Using methods originally developed by astronomers to view stars more clearly through Earth's atmosphere, optometry researchers at Indiana University have taken the first undistorted microscopic images of a part of the eye involved in glaucoma. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2019-10-telescope-technology-accurate-images-glaucoma-related.html Tue, 15 Oct 2019 10:07:51 EDT news490352863