People affected by Huntington’s disease could at last benefit from the first treatment to slow the fatal neurodegenerative condition. Scientists from University College London (UCL) found patients ...

CDC warns that a parasitic illness called Chagas disease is now endemic — or always present — in several states. Biting insects called kissing bugs have been identified in 32 states, predominantly in ...

University of Victoria provides funding as a member of The Conversation CA-FR. University of Victoria provides funding as a member of The Conversation CA. Research has revealed a steep increase in ...

A gene therapy injected into patients’ brains slowed progression of the disease by 75 percent, preliminary findings reported. By Dana G. Smith Preliminary results from a small clinical trial to treat ...

A novel gene therapy has been found to significantly slow the progression of Huntington’s disease, offering new hope to sufferers of the incurable disorder that destroys brain cells over time.

Kentucky's most common deer is experiencing a disease outbreak, prompting a warning from the state.The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources posted Thursday that there is an outbreak of ...

A new medical trial showed promising results as scientists seek a breakthrough to treat Huntington's disease, according to research team based in the United Kingdom. The clinical drug trial by ...

The parasitic kissing bug disease is not new, but it has become increasingly common to the point of being endemic in the U.S. Because of this, the insect-borne illness has been a point of interest for ...

An experimental gene therapy was found to slow the progression of Huntington’s disease in a “pivotal” Phase 1/2 study, according to drugmaker uniQure, marking a major step toward a potential first ...

Although the name sounds endearing, the 'kissing bug' disease is nothing to fawn over. The disease is now being considered as an endemic classification, according to an August report from the Center ...

Scientists have mapped underappreciated scaffolding cells in skin, known as fibroblasts. They show for the first time how fibroblasts go 'rogue' in many different diseases affecting multiple ...

Earlier this year, two new DMAs were established following detections of CWD in both wild and captive deer: Disease Management Area 9 (DMA 9): Portions of Carbon, Columbia, Luzerne and Schuylkill ...