Degenerative disk disease is a progressive condition in which spinal disks deteriorate. Surgery is an option, but less invasive treatments and therapies may also help. Degenerative disk disease is ...

In 2022, more than 941,600 Americans died from cardiovascular disease. Heart disease remains the leading cause of death in the United States, according to a new report. The American Heart ...

Crohn's disease is part of a group of conditions known as inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs). There are five main types of Crohn's disease, each with its own set of symptoms. Doctors define each ...

Disease prevention is a procedure through which individuals, particularly those with risk factors for a disease, are treated in order to prevent a disease from occurring. Treatment normally begins ...

Ionis Pharmaceuticals (Ionis), formerly Isis Pharmaceuticals, focuses on the discovery and development of RNA-targeted drugs. The company develops medicines to treat various diseases including cancer, ...

Niki Markou’s daughter Angelina was 14 when she started showing symptoms of Lafora disease — a rare neurological condition most common in teenagers. Know the news with the 7NEWS app: Download today ...

Cirrhosis is when scar tissue replaces healthy liver tissue. This stops the liver from working normally. Cirrhosis is a long-term (chronic) liver disease. The damage to your liver builds up over time.

With the development of the sequencing technique, more than 40 repeat expansion diseases (REDs) have been identified during the past two decades. Moreover, the clinical features of these diseases show ...

However, an increasing number of observations reveal the presence of an active glycogen metabolism in neurons. Indirect evidence comes from conditions such as Lafora disease and Pompe disease, in ...