The number of people living with Alzheimer's disease is expected to double by 2060. New research is shedding light on warning signs and risk factors that could…

Scientists at Baylor College of Medicine may have uncovered a promising new way to combat Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease. Instead of trying to stop Tau an…

Malaria is one of the world's deadliest infectious diseases. Because it is transmitted by mosquitoes, malaria is extremely sensitive to environmental condition…

Jeremy Clarkson has announced he is in remission from prostate cancer, days after he shared he was living with the disease. During the latest episode of his s…

At least 30 people have died since the start of May in one camp for displaced citizens in northeastern Congo, with some confirmed to have died from Ebola, in a…

Australia on Saturday confirmed its first mainland case of the deadly H5 strain of bird flu . The disease was detected in a migratory sea bird — a brown skua …

New antibiotic candidates for drug-resistant bacteria may reside inside prions, misfolded proteins in the brain best known for rare and fatal degenerative brai…

In world first, a man living with HIV received a lung transplant from an HIV-positive donor The operation opens the door to treating more people living with H…

Ticks can cause serious diseases, but the tools for controlling them lag decades behind mosquitoes. In the northeast, health officials and researchers hope tha…

A new biomaterial made from jackfruit latex, pomegranate peel, and simvastatin could transform the treatment of severe gum disease. Early tests suggest it not …

Scientists may have uncovered a hidden trigger behind Alzheimer’s disease. Instead of plaques being the root cause, amyloid beta appears to interfere with tau,…