A single damaged protein inside one brain cell may seem insignificant. Yet new research shows how that small mistake can ...

Five-year NIH-funded study will examine how early-life factors such as growth patterns and exposure to air pollution affect ...

A class of proteins that regulates cell repair and enhances cell growth-signaling systems could be a promising new target for the treatment of Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases, ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a new process called “Rare Disease Evidence Principles” (RDEP), under which eligible drugs and biologics for ultra-rare diseases caused by known ...

Medically reviewed by Smita Patel, DO Key Takeaways Genetic testing is the definitive diagnostic tool to identify the gene that causes Huntington’s disease, and you can have the genetic test years ...

A work group convened by the Alzheimer's Association has released revised biology-based criteria for the diagnosis and staging of Alzheimer's disease (AD), including a new biomarker classification ...

Huntington’s disease (HD) is one of those rare conditions that affects not just the patient but the entire family—medically, emotionally and genetically. This inherited brain disorder causes gradual ...