The Latest Breaking News from Disease

The Long Beach city council identified at least 14 cases of the disease

Rep. Jennifer Wexton of Virginia was diagnosed last year with rare disease that makes it hard to speak. She still advocated for a bill renaming a post office in her district – and the House passed it.

Climate chaos is threatening food production, trade and lives, says World Meteorological Organization

Compounds produced by heating some fruit-flavoured vape liquids have implications for lung and cardiovascular disease and cancer

Lawmakers' spouses from both parties have worked to promote cancer awareness and prevention for more than 30 years. They stress the disease impacts families regardless of party and needs a spotlight.

New research in Nature Medicine highlights APOE gene's role in Alzheimer's inheritance and risk. Understanding genetic basis crucial for diagnosis and trea...

The study indicated that people with mental health conditions seem to be at a greater risk of succumbing to heat-related deaths. The stakes are even higher for people diagnosed with schizophrenia, anxiety or bipolar disorder as periods of intense heatwave proved to be fatal for them. 

As a patient, it’s frustrating to know a solution may be just around the corner but that you probably won’t be there in time to benefit, says Guardian journalist Lucy Pasha-Robinson

People who carry two copies of the APOE4 gene are virtually guaranteed to develop Alzheimer’s and face symptoms at an earlier age, researchers reported

Discover the genetic link to late-onset Alzheimer's disease through the APOE4 gene and its implications for research and treatment.

Bronchial Asthma, the most common cause for swelling in the airways and difficulty in breathing, is a very common lifestyle disease with definitive genetic roots. It is so common that it is estimated that 1 in 10 children or 10% of kids worldwide suffer from it. Even though many of…