New research reveals that the level of fat within the body's muscle-or muscle adiposity-may indicate a person's...

In an international study co-led by UCLA, scientists have shown that a new targeted therapy drug can extend the amount...

A rare surgery for a patient suffering from Parkinson’s disease was successfully conducted by a team of doctors at Sir...

A large-scale study led by researchers at Columbia and Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard is the first to establish...

Synucleinopathies are a group of neurodegenerative diseases caused by the abnormal accumulation a-synuclein, a protein...

Why do some people develop Alzheimer's disease while others don't? And, even more puzzlingly, why do many individuals...

Extensive research has helped pinpoint risk factors for initial stroke, but there is limited understanding about what...

Teams of biomedical researchers led by Brown University scientists have been exploring for years whether devastating...

People with a genetic predisposition for Alzheimer's disease may have an increased risk of epilepsy and people with a...

A promising new stroke drug that temporarily inhibits a key protein in the brain without causing lasting harm may...

New research has identified a potential method for treating fragile X syndrome, a leading cause of autism spectrum...

Two years of heavy exposure to TCE or trichloroethylene , a liquid chemical that lingers in the air, water and soil,...