Health

A University of Connecticut scientist has reportedly identified a key mechanism in Parkinson’s disease research.

The research team conducted a study with 35 men and women between the ages of 66 and 78 over an eight-week period.

"Three's Company" star Suzanne Somers was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 2000, and says she's been living with cancer "for decades now."

Arizona State University researchers are using a high-tech mannequin to learn more about how the human body responds to extreme heat.

The test from Quest Diagnostics looks at a certain brain protein is known to contribute to the condition.

Henrietta Lacks' cancer cells changed the course of modern medicine after they were taken from her without consent or knowledge. The cells were the first living human cells to ever survive and multiply outside the body.

A group of researchers is warning about leprosy becoming endemic to Central Florida, which they say now accounts for one-fifth of all new cases.

“There was a time that I didn’t know if I was even going to live, or if I wanted to, frankly. And now, I can feel the touch of someone holding my hand. It’s overwhelming," said Keith Thomas, the patient who received the revolutionary treatment.

The tick-borne disease has not caused any deaths, health officials say, but people with alpha-gal syndrome have described it as bewildering and terrifying.

In May, Mallory became the first patient to give birth via uterus transplant outside of a clinical trial.

What started out as a call about a disturbance turned into a Hapeville officer making a boy's dream come true.

Researchers from the University of California identified a molecule that's linked to faster hair growth, a San Diego biopharmaceutical company has announced.

The CDC said Tuesday that illnesses have been reported in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Massachusetts.

Nevada health officials said a 2-year-old boy died last week from a Naegleria fowleri infection, also known as a brain-eating amoeba.