A new technique being heralded as a breakthrough could have significant implications for the treatment of cerebral palsy and similar conditions.

For the first time, a federally-approved clinical trial is underway to determine whether stem cells from a child’s cord blood can improve symptoms of cerebral palsy.

Often reviled for encouraging kids to spend too much time in front of screens, new research suggests that some video games may actually benefit those with cerebral palsy.

Medication may be able to sharply alter the course of cerebral palsy, scientists said, after finding that animals with the developmental condition responded remarkably to a new treatment.

After two years using a walker, a Texas school district is ordering a 5-year-old girl with cerebral palsy back into her wheelchair. Now, the girl’s mother is fighting back.

Jan Brunstrom doesn’t just treat patients with cerebral palsy — the physician has the condition herself. And her unique ability to relate is drawing patients from as far away as Europe.

Long thought to be caused by problems at birth, researchers now say that in most cases cerebral palsy may actually originate in a person’s genes much like other developmental disabilities.

A backyard playhouse designed to help a Kentucky toddler with cerebral palsy may have to go after a neighborhood association raised objections and threatened the family with fines.

Christopher Vogt is a certified master dog trainer who spends his days teaching man’s best friend to soothe and physically assist individuals with disabilities. He’s also a convicted killer.

Advocates are divided over a CDC proposal to add wandering to the menu of descriptors doctors can use to diagnose individuals with autism, intellectual disability and other conditions.

As regulators work to determine what should qualify as essential under the new health care law, habilitative services like autism behavior therapy are proving to be a sticking point.

Forget wrinkles. Botox could bring temporary relief for those who struggle with drooling, a new study suggests.

The maker of Botox said Wednesday it will pay $600 million to settle an investigation into its marketing of the drug for off-label uses, including for the treatment of cerebral palsy.

A unique partnership that is bringing shelter kittens into treatment centers for those with cerebral palsy is yielding benefits for both animals and people alike.

Families of children with cerebral palsy are traveling to countries as far away as China, Brazil and India for stem cell treatments they hope will be life-altering.