Aalto University scientists have created a laser-based treatment that uses gentle heat to stop the progression of dry macular degeneration. The approach stimulates the eye’s natural cleanup and repair ...

Former President Joe Biden is undergoing a new phase of treatment for an aggressive form of cancer that was diagnosed in May, a spokesperson said Saturday. "As part of a treatment plan for prostate ...

Victor Sung, M.D., director of the Division of Movement Disorders in the University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Neurology and director of the UAB Huntington’s Disease Clinic, reacted to the ...

It’s not uncommon for breast cancer patients in the rural South to travel hundreds of miles to reach the medical practice run by Dr. Phillip Ley, a cancer surgeon in Jackson, Mississippi. For those ...

A new treatment that proves to slow the progression of Huntington’s disease (HD) marks a breakthrough for a condition that has long been considered untreatable. Huntington’s is a rare, inherited ...

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - A growing number of people in Central Virginia are being diagnosed with Alpha-Gal Syndrome. It’s an allergy caused by tick bites that makes eating—or even being near—meat or ...

Shawn Connolly, a former skateboarding professional, follows the directions of Nicholas B. Galifianakis, MD, while testing a deep brain stimulation treatment for Parkinson’s disease. Photo by Maurice ...

Ceftriaxone is widely used in clinical practice for its efficacy against infections. However, its increasing association with life-threatening immune hemolytic reactions urge clinicians to enhance ...

MISSION VIEJO, Calif. (KABC) -- It's being called a potential game-changer in fighting certain types of cancer and it uses highly-focused soundwaves. For destroying tumors, histotripsy offers many ...

Mona Bafadhel receives funding from the National Institute of Health Research, Asthma+Lung UK, and Horizon Europe. For this study, Mona Bafadhel received funding from AstraZeneca to complete the study ...

Leber’s Hereditary Optic Neuropathy (LHON) is a maternally inherited optic nerve disease primarily caused by mutations in mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA). The peak of onset is typically between 15 and 30 ...

Words can certainly hurt—but so can the absence of them. If you’ve ever had a partner pretend you don’t exist mid-argument or stop talking until you take all the blame, you understand what we’re ...