Parkinson's and Alzheimer's are the most common types of neurodegenerative diseases. According to the Alzheimer's Association, one in three seniors dies with Alzheimer's or another type of dementia.

Famous people with Alzheimer's While Alzheimer's disease is more common in older adults, it can sometimes manifest earlier in life (known as early onset Alzheimer's disease).

With memories of COVID fading, people like Dwivedi are concerned that too many passengers are flying with an infectious disease — perhaps more people than at any time since the pandemic.

I’ve just been diagnosed with the same disease as 1 in 100 people – but I’ve never felt lonelier Although coeliac disease affects many thousands of people across the UK, a lack of ...

People living with HIV have a significantly increased risk of cardiovascular disease that requires a different level of preventive management than in the general population.

The Minnesota Rare Disease Advisory Council works to help those with rare diseases get screened, diagnosed and treated.

Joe Walsh is the first Alzheimer's patient to be treated with an experimental nasal spray designed to reduce inflammation in the brain.

Palliative care may help relieve symptoms and improve quality of life for people with cardiovascular disease and ensure that treatment is aligned with the patient's personal beliefs and values ...

A spine-zapping implant helped 3 people with a muscle-wasting disease walk better Researchers reported that a spine-stimulating implant already being tested for paralysis might also aid ...

Should Famous People Be Telling Us This Much About Their Illnesses? For some celebrities, revealing all is part of the product. For others, it looks like a deeply unpleasant chore. Share full ...

When people with sickle cell disease go to the emergency room, they experience systemic racism combined with the opioid epidemic that is pushing health-care providers to not provide opioids anymore.