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Heavy metal rocker Ozzy Osbourne died this week at 76, just weeks after his farewell show and about five years after announcing he had Parkinson's disease. Here's what to know about the disease ...
Micah Clayborne was diagnosed with Danon disease, a rare condition, after complaining of chest pains. He needed a heart transplant.
What is Parkinson’s disease? Parkinson’s is a progressive neurological condition caused by the death of nerve cells in the brain that create the chemical dopamine.
A cardiologist answers your most pressing questions about preventing heart disease.
Aiming for a $75 million initial fund closing, the new venture investor plans to connect startups with nonprofits to speed their research.
These injuries commonly affect adolescent boys and are associated with risk factors such as delayed skeletal maturity, Osgood-Schlatter disease, and abnormal body mass index.
Merck said it will buy Verona Pharma for $10 billion to bolster its lung-disease business and help replace the expected loss of revenue once Keytruda patent protection lapses.
A common virus once thought harmless to humans might be linked to Parkinson's disease, a new study says. The germ, Human Pegivirus (HPgV), was found in half the autopsied brains of patients with ...
Parkinson's disease is a neurogenerative disease that affects more than 1 million people in the U.S. While some cases are caused by genetics, the cause is unknown in most.
Legionnaires' disease is in the headlines this week after public health officials in southwestern Ontario declared an outbreak.
Over the course of his storied music career, rock icon Ozzy Osbourne faced health battles with substance abuse and Parkinson's disease.
In double-blind testing, in which only a computer knew which samples came from Parkinson’s patients, the dogs achieved high levels of accuracy in sussing out the degenerative nerve disease.