The Latest Breaking News from Disease

There is currently no cure for the disease nor any definitive way to predict how quickly Alzheimer’s disease will progress, but this research could change that

The former fast bowler, England’s first British-born black player, has died aged 61 after battling motor neurone disease

The 555-mile cycle set off from Belfast on Sunday in memory of the late Scottish rugby star Doddie Weir.

Motor neuron disease (MND) is a devastating condition that causes progressive muscle weakness by damaging the motor neurons, the nerve cells that connect the brain to muscles. These neurons allow us to move, breathe, eat and ultimately, stay alive.

COMMENT: As the right-to-die legislation passes its final Commons hurdle, Mary Dejevsky explains how it falls far short of helping those who might have been pinning their hopes on it, namely people like her late partner with chronic progressive conditions such as Parkinson’s disease

The recent death of a British woman from rabies is a sobering reminder of the risks posed by the fatal disease

With misinformation and murky details on bird flu and measles outbreaks, experts worry about the next pandemic

Experts said there are ‘commonalities’ between the diseases which mean some drugs may work for both.

Scientists say there are ‘commonalities’ between the diseases which mean some drugs may work for both