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There are currently around 900,000 people in the UK living with dementia and it mainly affects people over the age of 65, with the likelihood of developing the disease increasing with age

Travelodge apologises as Kat Watkins, who has brittle bone disease, still in pain nearly four weeks later

Black Americans are more likely than white Americans to develop Alzheimer’s disease

Lynda Sutton, 59, warned people to check their blood pressure after her shock diagnosis - which could have led to heart disease or even a stroke

When Jonas Salk's polio vaccine was found to be safe and effective in 1955, following a successful trial involving nearly two million American children, it marked a turning point in the fight against a highly infectious disease causing incurable paralysis or even death. Prior to Salk's discovery, between 25,000 and…

Minister Donnelly claims that his moves to place warnings on alcohol bottles and posters in pubs showing the increased risks of drinkers liver disease and cancer, and the dangers of pregnant women drinking, will be “like the smoking ban.”

James McArdle preyed on the woman who tried to fend him off despite being affected by Alzheimer’s Disease.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a gene therapy for dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa, also known as butterfly disease.

The infection can be transmitted easily in schools and homes