In 1963, researchers unearthed two Stone Age skeletons that were buried in an embraced position in a cave in Italy. Now, DNA testing has revealed that one of them had a rare genetic condition.

A teenager who lived in southern Europe around 12,000 years ago has become the earliest person in history to receive a ...

When we adopt dogs, we never know what we're going to get. As they grow, new surprises are always in store. As much as we can train them as puppies, make sure they're properly socialized, and make it ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mackenzie Trush has Spondyloepimetaphyseal dysplasia (SEMD), a rare form of dwarfism with less than 100 known cases. Trush is 36 ...

A double burial found in southern Italy more than 60 years ago has just yielded a striking new secret: ancient DNA has confirmed a rare inherited form of dwarfism in a teenage girl who lived around 12 ...

Despite having dwarfism, John Young finished the Boston Marathon after bombing. May 2, 2013— -- For years, doctors told John Young that because he had achondroplasia, the most common form of ...

"Sure, there was a chance our kids could have dwarfism, and there was also a chance that none of our kids would have dwarfism," Zach Roloff tells PEOPLE Emily Strohm is a Senior Editor at PEOPLE. She ...

Up-and-coming catwalk queen Glory Quinonez may be just 4’1″ tall, but her stage presence is larger than life. The 33-year-old, diagnosed before birth with a bone growth disorder called achondroplasia ...

Barcelona star Lamine Yamal has been in the headlines as he returned to training with the rest of his teammates, following a significant birthday celebration for his 18th. The presence of people with ...

DENVER (Reuters Life!) - Chris Kotzian is a police dispatcher and his wife Barb is a graphic designer. With two young children, a dog and a house in a suburb of Denver, Colorado, the Kotzians are much ...

George Coppen, whose credits include the 'Willow' series, said that performers with dwarfism "are being pushed out of the industry we love." By Ryan Gajewski Senior Entertainment Reporter “A lot of ...