ALS is a debilitating paralytic disease characterized by the death of upper and lower motor neurons. Fortunately, ALS is ...

The announcement Monday from the Food and Drug Administration broadens the drug's use to older women who have gone through ...

Recent research from the Medical University of South Carolina laboratory of Russell Norris, Ph.D., challenges the notion that ...

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Imagine if a simple blood test could offer a glimpse into your future health. Not just whether you have heart disease or ...

Siemens Healthineers has tapped the Alzheimer’s disease blood test developer ALZpath for an in vitro diagnostic to ...

At present, around 59 million adults worldwide have diabetes, about 64 million are diagnosed with heart failure, and ...

A new genetic mapping strategy reveals how entire networks of genes work together to cause disease, filling in the missing ...

Caden Major was born with sickle cell disease – an inherited blood disorder affecting red blood cells. Now at 19 years old, ...

A global research team co-led by VCU expert Kenneth Kendler has produced the most comprehensive genetic map so far, identifying five families of disorders that show a high degree of overlap. An intern ...

The Free Care Fund at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh ensures no child is denied medical care. And every year since ...