Since the time of the ancient Greeks, doctors and philosophers have argued whether ageing is a disease or a natural process. Many authors of the Hippocratic Corpus argued that growing old invariably ...

Cardiovascular disease remains a leading global cause of death, and we break down its pathology, risk factors, and the ...

Scientists at Northwestern University have identified a previously hidden toxic protein that may trigger Alzheimer’s disease ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) considers aging to be a natural process. This makes it difficult to get FDA approval for drugs that seek to slow or reverse the biological process of aging.

This is the first study to show that the molecular pathways involved in early CTE are different from those involved in late-stage disease. A better understanding of the early CTE disease process may ...

Dry eye disease affects millions of people, causing burning, redness, and constant eye fatigue that can worsen over time. Scientists now believe the problem may begin deep inside tear glands, where a ...

Some medical labels come with clarity. Others come with confusion, frustration, and a lot of unanswered questions. Kirtly Jones, MD, explains why the term "syndrome" can feel unsettling for both ...

In its latest catalogue of health conditions, the World Health Organization almost equated old age with disease. Then it backed off. Last year, over Canadian Thanksgiving weekend, Kiran Rabheru ...

When Californian Lindsey Sutton was an infant, her blood was the color of cherry Pepto Bismol. Doctors quickly discovered it was highly saturated with fat. At 5 weeks old, she was diagnosed with a ...

Parkinson’s disease affects over 10 million people globally, with incidence increasing after age 60. Dopamine-producing neuron loss leads to both motor and non-motor symptoms, including tremors, sleep ...