June is Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month, so it’s an appropriate time to take a look at diseases that affect memory and cognition. While the term dementia is often used to describe a disease that ...

A health condition many people have never heard of has become one of the most common liver diseases in the United States. Metabolic dysfunction–associated steatotic liver disease, or MASLD, often ...

It can be a real pain in the neck. Rheumatoid arthritis, or RA, is an autoimmune disease in which the body mistakenly attacks the lining of the joints, causing painful swelling and stiffness. About ...

This infographic shows the most common medical symptoms experienced over the past 12 months by respondents in six countries (in percent).

A new study is making headlines, but early research suggests potential benefits while experts urge caution before drawing ...

Talk about a sore subject. New research suggests that a common viral infection lurking in as many as 8 out of 10 Americans could increase the risk of Alzheimer’s disease. But there’s a glimmer of hope ...

Gut bacteria has been linked to the world’s most common form of heart disease, researchers revealed Thursday. More than a dozen species of microbes – 15 that live in the intestines – have been tied to ...