Elizabeth Cooney is a cardiovascular disease reporter at STAT, covering heart, stroke, and metabolic conditions. You can reach Liz on Signal at LizC.22. Chronic disease isn’t going away ...

People with an autism diagnosis are at a higher risk of developing Parkinson's disease early in life, a large-scale study from Karolinska Institutet published in JAMA Neurology reports.

At the University of Florida, Parkinson’s disease patient Russell Price undergoes surgery to implant a deep brain stimulation (DBS) lead that will deliver electrical impulses to motion ...

A research team at the University of Barcelona's Institute of Neurosciences (UBneuro) has discovered new molecular mechanisms related to the cognitive decline associated with Alzheimer's disease ...

This newfound diversity is not only a beautiful picture for neuroscientists—it’s also key to understanding how the brain works and what goes wrong in certain brain diseases. From Parkinson’s ...

Share on Pinterest Healthy low fat diets emphasizing high quality whole foods may help lower heart disease risk. Kseniya Ovchinnikova/Getty Images A new study suggests that food quality matters ...

When the immune system malfunctions and attacks its own cells, this can cause more than 80 types of autoimmune diseases, such as lupus, multiple sclerosis, and rheumatoid arthritis ...

Share on Pinterest New research found a link between chronic cannabis use and endothelial dysfunction, a risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Vanessa Nunes/Getty Images Chronic cannabis use is ...

Fox played in Back to the Future, also touched on his journey with the condition Ménière's disease — and what he's looking forward to in his own future. "I'm no spring chicken, so something's ...

People diagnosed with HSV-1 infection had a higher risk of a subsequent Alzheimer's diagnosis. Antiherpetic drugs reduced Alzheimer's risk in those diagnosed with HSV-1. The findings apply only to ...