Inspired by her own experience, Blaire Bosley developed an interactive digital platform to help others with chronic kidney ...

Alzheimer’s disease may be inherited more often than previously known, according to a new study that paints a clearer picture of a gene long known to be linked to the common form of dementia. The ...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. ‒ Sonia Vallabh watched helplessly as her 51-year-old mother rapidly descended into dementia and died. It didn't take long for Vallabh to realize she was destined for the same rare ...

Beta-amyloid plaques are considered a hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease, but they’re not the sole cause of the disease and its symptoms. Alzheimer’s is a complicated disease that experts are still ...

Alzheimer’s disease may damage the brain in two phases, according to new research published in Nature Neuroscience on Monday. The first phase is slow and quiet, occurring before people experience ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday introduced the Rare Disease Evidence Principles (RDEP) to provide greater speed and predictability in the review of therapies intended to treat rare ...

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 ...

A bone marrow transplant process co-developed by investigators at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center is safe and curative for adults with sickle cell disease, according to results of a trial ...

Parkinson’s disease affects over 10 million people globally, with incidence increasing after age 60. Dopamine-producing neuron loss leads to both motor and non-motor symptoms, including tremors, sleep ...