New research uncovers how declining protein clearance mechanisms with age lead to Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and other ...

Epigenetic clocks that quantify rates of aging from DNA methylation patterns across the genome have emerged as a potential biomarker for risk of age-related diseases, like Alzheimer’s disease (AD), ...

Seattle doctors developed a blood test that determines the parental origin of the RB1 mutation in retinoblastoma.

Discover the connection between genetic risk factors for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and the development of post-COVID-19 ...

Simon Nicholls, aged 55, is another person with Alzheimer’s who is featured in the CNN documentary and who took part in the ...

This study presents a valuable finding on the alterations in the autophagic-lysosomal pathway in a Huntington's disease model. The evidence supporting the claims of the authors is solid. However, the ...

A recent study published in Cell reveals that the repeated DNA sequence that leads to Huntington’s disease (HD) expands ...

Children born in spring or summer with a specific gene variant may have a higher risk of celiac disease and lower levels of a ...

Doctors and patient advocates supporting pretreatment testing at times challenged FDA and other experts who aren't swayed by available evidence.

Late-onset Alzheimer's disease is a debilitating, progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects about 7 million ...

Scientists from a collaboration of Australian research institutions have proposed that editing multiple genetic variants in ...

A new study clams dementia cases will double by 2060. Here’s what experts believe could be driving the rise in dementia rates and what you can do to help prevent it.