Rising diagnoses of young onset dementia highlight the need for early recognition and timely evaluation of a condition that disrupts patients’ careers, families, and financial stability.

Alzheimer's disease researchers say they've built a method using simple blood tests to predict if and when someone may show ...

When symptoms of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), such as weakness and a loss of muscle mass, start in the limbs, doctors refer to the condition as limb onset ALS. ALS is a progressive condition ...

Early-onset colorectal cancer refers to colon and rectal cancers that develop in people before age 50. While colorectal cancer mostly occurs among people 50 and older, the number of younger people ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rebecca Luna thought she was forgetting things because she was stressed. A neurologist told her it was early-onset Alzheimer's.

Share on Pinterest New research suggests accelerated biological aging may be driving increasing early-onset cancer rates in young people. BitsAndSplits/Getty Images Recent studies show the incidence ...

Certain kinds of cancer are being diagnosed more often in younger adults in the US, a new study shows, and the increases seem to be driven by cancers in women and adults in their 30s. A ...

People typically develop multiple sclerosis between ages 20 and 40, but late-onset MS affects those 50 years and older. Your doctor can best diagnose and advise on possible treatments, such as ...

Rates of certain cancers in the United States — including breast, colorectal, and thyroid cancers — increased between 2010 and 2019 among patients aged less than 50 years, while overall cancer ...