New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt wants the Public Health Agency of Canada to help investigate a mysterious brain illness that ...

An international collaboration led by RIKEN researchers has discovered how unusual spherical structures form in the brains of ...

The genetic mutation that causes Huntington's disease (HD)—a devastating brain disease that disrupts mobility and diminishes ...

Fernando Valenzuela’s cause of death has been determined after the Dodgers legend died last month at the age of 63. According ...

The detailed structure of a misfolded protein from a diseased deer could help explain why the disease hasn’t made the leap to humans.

In a major discovery, scientists have presented the first evidence of Alzheimer's disease transmission in living individuals.

What exactly is zombie deer disease? Find out how chronic wasting disease spreads and if it poses a threat to humans.

infectious proteins known to cause Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD). Consequently, synthetic growth hormone, devoid of the risk of transmitting CJD, replaced c-hGH in medical practice. Related Stories ...

Three hunters from Northeastern Oregon illegally brought back to Oregon skulls of two mule deer they had killed in Wyoming, ...

If caused by a brain tumor, these symptoms are likely to persist or worsen over time. When experienced in conjunction with other symptoms, vomiting and nausea can indicate a brain tumor. Often, these ...

One of the most common symptoms is gradually losing the use of one limb, known as limb apraxia. Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is caused by a protein called prion. The presence of too much prion in the ...

Lady Gaga debuted her new single “Disease” — an electro-pop song about curing a lover’s “tortured” disease — on Thursday night. The upbeat track was written by Michael Polansky ...