For the first time, Colin Farrell has opened up his home and talked in-depth about life with his son James, who has Angelman syndrome. James was just a toddler when he was diagnosed with the rare ...

Colin Farrell is opening up about his son James' Angelman syndrome diagnosis and what he's doing to help others with intellectual disabilities. "I want the world to be kind to James," Farrell told ...

A new study lays important groundwork for a long-lasting treatment, or even cure, for Angelman syndrome—as well as a therapeutic path forward for other single-gene disorders. Babies born with a faulty ...

Affected populations: The disorder is believed to affect somewhere between 1 in 12,000 and 1 in 24,000 people, although these figures may be underestimated. Many cases of Angelman syndrome can go ...

Actor Colin Farrell and his ex-partner Kim Bordenave have been quite open about the condition that has afflicted their son, James Farrell, who has been diagnosed with Angelman Syndrome. News emerged ...

In a discovery that opens the door to a less invasive way of treating some serious disorders before birth, UC San Francisco scientists have found that delivering medicine through amniotic fluid is as ...

Actor Colin Farrell has opened up about the difficult decision to move his son James, who has Angelman syndrome, into a long-term care facility. In an interview this week the actor, 48, revealed he ...

International Angelman Day also marks the birthday of Dr. Harry Angelman, the British pediatrician who first identified the ...

Babies born with a faulty maternal copy of the UBE3A gene will develop Angelman syndrome, a severe neurodevelopmental disorder with no cure and limited treatments. Now, for the first time, scientists ...

Angelman syndrome is a rare condition that causes problems with growth and development. It’s caused by a genetic mutation (a change in your genes) that affects the nervous system. It’s named after ...