In his mind, Basil Hubbard can already picture a new world of therapeutic treatments for millions of patients just over the horizon. It’s a future in which diseases like muscular dystrophy, cystic ...

Jon LaPook, M.D. is the award-winning chief medical correspondent for CBS News. Since joining CBS News in 2006, LaPook has delivered more than 1,500 reports on a wide variety of breaking news and ...

Scientists have long struggled to target proteins that lack defined structure and are involved in cancer, neurodegenerative disorders like Parkinson's disease, and other serious illnesses. Now, a new ...

A recent study published in Engineering has provided novel insights into the involvement of α2,6-sialylation in Alzheimer's disease (AD), revealing that the ablation of α2,6-sialyltransferase-I ...

The kidney is one of the body's most vital organs, responsible for filtering waste, balancing electrolytes and maintaining overall health. Any impairment to its function can lead to serious and often ...

Neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease affect millions of people worldwide, according to the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Those types of diseases cause the brain and nerves to ...