Acne that won't go away. Hair thinning at the crown. Unwanted facial hair, unpredictable periods, mood swings and weight gain ...

Kelly Cairns, DVM, MS, DACVIM (SAIM), discusses her on-demand lectures about polyarthritis and Cushing syndrome.

Hair loss in dogs may also be caused by hyperadrenocorticism, or Cushing's disease, a condition caused by the overproduction of the hormone cortisol. Medication and sometimes surgery is available ...

A new patient advocacy organization, the ApoE4 Alzheimer’s Alliance, has launched in the U.S., with a goal of helping advance both supportive policies and the development of treatments for people with ...

The 69-year-old software engineer has never spoken publicly about having Asperger’s syndrome, a diagnosis previously given to some autistic people. The term has since been merged with other ...

a rare but lethal mosquito-borne disease that has been reported in several northern US states. “We are collecting as many samples as is reasonable to ensure these studies are of value,” he ...

We know from conditions like Cushing's disease that the excessive secretion of cortisol translates to higher rates of depression, anxiety, irritability, and insomnia, as well as the loss of ...

Healthcare providers use many terms to describe the progress of a cancer or its response to treatment. The term "progressive disease" describes cancer that is growing, progressing, or worsening. There ...

A type of chemical that’s used to make plastic pliable has been linked to heart disease deaths Cara Lynn Shultz is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. Her work has previously appeared in Billboard and ...

Jan. 19, 2003. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File) SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The main cause of Gene Hackman’s death was heart disease, but he was also in the advanced stages of Alzheimer’s disease and likely ...