Sickle cell disease is inherited at birth when you receive related genes from both parents. One gene usually causes sickle cell trait (SCT), which often has no health problems. The main sickle cell ...

Gaucher disease is a rare genetic disorder in which your body doesn’t make enough of an enzyme that breaks down fats. The symptoms begin earlier and are more severe than in type 1 but begin later and ...

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) affects the nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord that control muscle movement. Different types of ALS cause symptoms to begin in a certain part of the body and ...

Cerebrovascular disease is a group of disorders that affects blood flow and involves at least one blood vessel in the brain. These issues can include blockages or bleeding. There are several types of ...

Heart disease, colorectal cancer, diabetes, and other chronic diseases are leading causes of death in the U.S. and ...

Lung disease is a general term for several disorders that include airway diseases, lung tissue diseases, and lung circulation diseases, some of which may lead to respiratory failure. During the course ...

Type 1 and 2 diabetes are common conditions, but other types of diabetes are less known. Despite different causes, the results are the same: your body cannot produce enough or properly use insulin to ...

The Abu-Remaileh Lab published an atlas of proteins, found in lysosomes across different brain cell types, to advance research on neurodegenerative diseases.

Dr. Christopher R. Flowers explains that MRD testing varies by cancer type, with results impacting recurrence risk and monitoring based on disease characteristics. Testing for minimal residual disease ...