Three-dimensional modeling and CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing technology are giving scientists a new view into Sturge-Weber syndrome, a rare congenital disorder that causes small blood vessels, called...

A research team led by investigators from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and collaborators has shown, for the first time, that it may be possible to nonsurgically treat or even prevent the...

Tuesday, August 15, 2017; Houston, Texas – The Sturge-Weber Foundation (SWF), a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization, has named Colette Bichsel, PhD of Boston Children’s Hospital the recipient of the 2nd...

A person born with a port-wine birthmark on his or her face and eyelid(s) has an 8 to 15 percent chance of being diagnosed with Sturge-Weber syndrome. The rare disorder causes malformations in certain...