In a study of mice, researchers showed how the act of seeing light may trigger the formation of vision-harming tumors in young children who are born with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) cancer ...

In a study of mice, researchers showed how the act of seeing light may trigger the formation of vision-harming tumors in young children who are born with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) cancer ...

Ophthalmologists can detect alterations such as hypertension, diabetes, cardiac and hepatic pathology, and even tumors ...

A couple from England is warning other parents about the subtle signs of a brain tumor in children. Parents Miriam and Colin Eckworth, noticed that their son, Zac, then 14 months old, had what looked ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Optic disc melanocytoma, also known as magnocellular nevus, is a rare benign tumor that often develops within or ...

B OSTON (WPRI) — Last week, a Hasbro Children’s Hospital patient had the chance to throw out the first pitch at a Boston Red ...

Q: A doctor said the rashes on my son's back were “coffee spots” and that meant he might have neurofibromatosis. I read there is a new treatment for this condition; is it a cure? A: Café-au-lait spots ...

WEST FARGO — For nearly a year, Avery Moxness experienced debilitating headaches, strange neck and shoulder pain, dizziness, ear pain and even occasional blackout vision. Yet she found no relief. In ...

A woman who thought she needed glasses was shocked when an optician suspected a brain tumor — and doctors sent her for emergency surgery 12 hours later, saying if it had been a day later she would ...