Epilepsy, one of the most common neurological disorders characterized by recurrent seizures, affects over 70 million people worldwide.

The single-celled parasite Entamoeba histolytica infects 50 million people each year, killing nearly 70,000. Usually, this wily, shape-shifting amoeba causes nothing worse than diarrhea.

The Food and Drug Administration's approval in 2023 of lecanemab - a novel Alzheimer's therapy shown in clinical trials to modestly slow disease progression - was met with enthusiasm by many in the ...

Providing hearing aids and advice on their use may preserve social connections that often wane as we age, a new study shows.

A major long-term study presented at EuroPerio11, the world's leading congress on gum health and implant dentistry by the ...

Older adults with vision problems face a heightened risk of falls and premature death, according to a new University of Michigan study.

When athletes who have attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder get concussions, their ADHD disorder may prolong recovery, ...

Medications proven to effectively treat opioid addiction are rarely given after emergency department visits for overdose, and who gets them varies, sometimes greatly, depending on race, ethnicity or ...

Tirzepatide (trade name Zepbound) promoted greater weight loss in individuals with obesity than did semaglutide (trade name Wegovy) in a clinical trial that compared the safety and efficacy of the ...

As advances in early detection and treatment transform cancer into a chronic disease, City of Hope, one of the largest and most advanced cancer research and treatment organizations in the U.S. with ...

Millions of women may be unknowingly living with risk factors for heart, kidney and metabolic disease – interconnected conditions that together drive risk for cardiovascular disease, the leading cause ...