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The number of people living with dementia worldwide was estimated at 57 million in 2021 with nearly 10 million new cases recorded each year. In the U.S., dementia impacts more than 6 million lives, and the number of new cases ...

One huge reason why the world of medicine hasn't yet found "the cure" for hard-to-treat malignancies like acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and many other forms of cancer is that the world of science is still striving to fully ...

Cellular changes that appear during melanoma and lead to treatment resistance can be reversed with drugs—potentially opening the door to new or more effective treatments for the deadly disease, according to new Cornell ...

Neuroblastoma is a type of cancer that affects the sympathetic nervous system in young children and is often difficult to treat, especially when the tumor cells carry multiple copies of the MYCN gene.

Three copies of chromosome 21 cause Down syndrome (DS), and roughly half of children born each year in the United States with DS—approximately 2,600—also have congenital heart defects (CHDs).

Adults with gum disease may be more likely to have signs of damage to the brain's white matter, called white matter hyperintensities, than people without gum disease, according to a study published in Neurology Open Access.

Researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine have developed a battery-free wearable patch that could help detect skin cancer earlier and more accurately, potentially saving lives by making screening more accessible ...

More than 50% of lung-transplant recipients experience a rejection of their new lung within five years of receiving it, yet the reason why this is such a prevalent complication has remained a medical mystery.

Nearly one-third of people with type 2 diabetes (T2D) in an Indian cohort have achieved remission through an intensive lifestyle intervention program, according to a study published in PLOS One by Pramod Tripathi of the Freedom ...

Colorectal cancer is one of the most common tumors among people over the age of 50. Although it is known to develop from small lesions or polyps, its exact causes are unknown—only a few risk factors are known—and it is ...

By analyzing large amounts of data, researchers at Karolinska Institutet have developed a system for classifying individuals into different risk groups for atherosclerosis. The results enable early detection of the disease, ...

Researchers have identified factors associated with survival for patients initially diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer who were seen at UT Southwestern Medical Center and its affiliated sites. Their findings, published ...