Some types of sickle cell disease cause severe illness, while others have a mild or unapparent course. Sickle cell disease is present from birth and inherited from genes you receive from your parents.

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 ...

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 ...

Coronary artery disease (CAD) includes two primary forms: obstructive CAD (OCAD), caused by plaque buildup in the arteries, and nonobstructive CAD (NOCAD), often due to artery function issues like ...

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 ...

Mount Sinai scientists developed V2P, a powerful new AI tool that predicts how specific DNA mutations translate into disease, ...

Cerebrovascular disease is a group of disorders that affects blood flow and involves at least one blood vessel in the brain. These issues can include blockages or bleeding. There are several types of ...

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 ...

Scientists at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have developed a novel artificial intelligence tool that not only ...

A newly developed AI can predict which diseases specific genetic mutations are likely to cause, not just whether they are ...

A different kind of mosquito, a jumping spider and new diseases could be coming to Massachusetts due to climate change, an expert warns. Globally, temperatures have been rising, a product of global ...