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Researchers have described a new muscular disease caused by a mutation in the myoglobin gene.

It's an irrefutable fact that smoking is bad for you. Study after study has proven that smoking increases your risk for cancer, heart disease, diabetes – even blindness. But dementia? Not so fast. A recent study from the University of Kentucky has demonstrated that smoking is not associated with a higher risk of dementia.

Populations with a high prevalence of AIDS-immunocompromised people are more likely to see the emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections.

Prostate cancer cells change the behavior of other cells around them, including normal cells, by "spitting out" a protein from their nucleus.

Five seconds is enough to assess the status of a hockey player’s groin. For the first time, a simple field test, called the five-second squeeze test, has been used on icehockey players to see if it can indicate current hip/groin function and hip muscle strength.

By comparing people with diabetes, prediabetes and normal blood sugar it has been found that untreated diabetes could mean a higher likelihood of developing dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease.

Our genes may have a bearing not only on our stroke risk, but probably also on how well we recover after stroke. For the first time scientists have identified common genetic variants that are associated with outcome after ischemic stroke.

Researchers are the first to combine the power of CRISPR's nucleic acid targeting with the ultra sensitivity of graphene, making it possible to digitally detect DNA without amplification.

A new study explores the pathophysiological factors that link sleep disturbances and Alzheimer’s disease. Better understanding of this connection may lead to potential diagnostics and therapeutics for Alzheimer’s disease and other neurodegenerative diseases and dementia

More than a third of individuals who consider themselves in recovery from an alcohol or other substance use disorder continue to suffer from chronic physical disease, according to a study which highlights the need for a proactive approach to healthcare for those recovering.