Guardant co-CEO Helmy Eltoukhy says the shift to personalized treatment and earlier diagnosis is here at the WIRED Health ...

Almost 40% of Americans will receive a cancer diagnosis at some point in their lifetime — but certain types are more common than others, statistics show. USAFacts, a Washington-based nonprofit that ...

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) affects the nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord that control muscle movement. Different types of ALS cause symptoms to begin in a certain part of the body and ...

A form of diabetes that quietly affected some of the world’s poorest communities for generations has finally been given its ...

Cell death is a fundamental physiological process that all organisms undergo and is crucial for organ maintenance, autoimmunity, and embryonic development. Some of the different types of programmed ...

Doctors categorize Alzheimer’s according to when it develops and which areas of your brain are affected. Researchers are also discovering different cellular patterns that may eventually be used to ...

Scientists at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have developed a novel artificial intelligence tool that not only identifies disease-causing genetic mutations but also predicts the type of ...

Gaucher disease type 2 is a rare and severe type of the disease. Children who inherit the disease usually don’t live past age 2, but treatment can help manage symptoms. Gaucher disease is a rare ...

Valvular heart disease, also called heart valve disease, occurs when you have a diseased or damaged heart valve. When your heart pumps blood, your valves open and close to keep blood flowing in the ...

Arterial plaques are the culprits behind a lot of heart diseases, including sudden heart attacks. Dr London breaks down the ...