The director of UVA’s treatment program sees reason for “cautious optimism” after a small study’s positive results.

A company called uniQure has announced promising results from a trial of a new gene therapy for Huntington's disease. The ...

Motorists struggling with one of 188 medical conditions must inform the DVLA or risk facing fines of up to £1,000. Those ...

An experimental gene therapy was found to slow the progression of Huntington's disease, marking a major step toward a ...

UniQure's therapy, called AMT-130, reduced disease progression by 75% at 36 months in patients who received a high dose.

For the first time, scientists have successfully treated someone suffering from Huntington’s disease, a fatal genetic illness with no cure.

Researchers argue that Chagas disease, also known as "kissing bug" disease, has reached endemic status in the United States. The disease is caused by a parasite spread by triatomine bugs, commonly ...

Staff Photographer Kissing bugs may sound charming, but with one bite, these insects can spread a dangerous parasitic infection: Chagas disease. Affecting more than 7 million people worldwide, mostly ...

A pair of kissing bugs, with the female seen at the bottom, are shown in a photo from Tucson, Arizona, on June 8, 2006. A pair of kissing bugs, with the female seen at the bottom, are shown in a photo ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Lyme disease can cause serious harm, but so can bogus tests and treatments. The complexity of diagnosing the tick-borne disease has given rise to an entire industry of unapproved ...

A deadly malady known as “kissing bug” disease is now an endemic illness in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The nation is seeing a rise in the illness, ...

DELAWARE COUNTY, Ohio — The Delaware Public Health District issued an alert on Monday following an increase in cases and outbreaks of hand, foot and mouth disease in the area. The health agency says ...