Brain maps define diseases. Researchers have identified well-delineated brain networks that are linked to five distinct neurodegenerative diseases, according to a paper published in Neuron today ...

Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine have used machine learning to define three subtypes of Parkinson's disease based on the ...

Crohn’s Disease Does Not Define Me. Medically Reviewed by Neha Pathak, MD on November 11 ... But a CT scan that showed inflammation in my digestive system finally confirmed I had Crohn’s disease.

The 26-year-old mum who was recently hospitalised when she suffered a ruptured ovarian cyst and is just weeks away from her ...

The World Health Organization and 500 experts have established a consensus on the definition of airborne diseases. The groups are aiming to prevent confusion similar to that experienced during the ...

Source Reference: Simuni T, et al "A biological definition of neuronal α-synuclein disease: towards an integrated staging system for research" Lancet Neurol 2024; DOI: 10.1016/S1474-4422(23)00405 ...

Obesity is linked to many common diseases, such as type 2 diabetes, heart disease, fatty liver disease and knee osteoarthritis. Obesity is currently defined using a person's body mass index, or BMI.

A Lancet commission is also working to define obesity as a disease with detailed descriptions of how the condition affects body systems. Last year, ...

This N.J. college student isn’t letting a disease define him. Published: Sep. 15, ... (SMA), a genetic neurodegenerative disease that affects one in 6,000 to 10,000 children and has no cure. By .

At the heart of the debate: The medical community has never provided a precise definition for obesity as a disease. It’s typically understood as an excess of body fat, using body mass index, or ...

But ataxia can also be its own condition or disease. As a stand-alone condition, "ataxia is a degenerative disease of the nervous system," explains Andrew Rosen, chief executive officer of the ...