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The disease is now the leading cause of cancer deaths in young Americans, 'alarming' research published this week by the American Cancer Society has discovered.

A molecule produced by cancer cells can shield the brain from Alzheimer’s disease in mice. For decades, researchers have ...

Multiple sclerosis may quietly damage the brain for years before symptoms appear, and scientists can now see it coming.

At a recent party, another guest, a nurse, asked what I do for a living. I explained that as a health policy researcher, my ...

A mom recalls her first symptoms of colorectal cancer, which she mistook for hemorrhoids caused by her pregnancy at the time.