This comes about a year after she was diagnosed with a degenerative brain condition. "Mr. Speaker, last year I was diagnosed ...

Rep. Jennifer Wexton (D-Va.), whose ability to speak, hear and move has been affected by a degenerative brain condition, uses ...

Researchers identify a protein crucial for breaking down misfolded proteins, a target for treating degenerative conditions ...

The effects of quantum mechanics—the laws of physics that apply at exceedingly small scales—are extremely sensitive to ...

Peruvian woman, Ana Estrada, suffering from a degenerative illness, dies by euthanasia following a court ruling allowing her ...

Arthritis & Rheumatism. 2006;54(12):3859-3867. Degenerative disc disease is one of today's most common and costly medical conditions. Marked by the gradual erosion of cartilage between the ...

Usually the first step is conservative treatment. Patients who have radicular symptoms but who do not have weakness or myelopathy can be treated conservatively. Conservative treatment can include ...

medportal.ca We make a strong recommendation against the use of arthroscopy in nearly all patients with degenerative knee disease, based on linked systematic reviews; further research is unlikely to ...

As a result, misfolded proteins cause a variety of degenerative diseases, from Alzheimer's and Parkinson's to the blinding disease retinitis pigmentosa. These disorders are currently incurable.