Crohn s disease is a chronic inflammatory disease of the gastrointestinal tract, mostly affecting the ileum. The inflammation can extend through the intestinal wall and tends to be asymmetric and ...

Elevated levels of these autoantibodies are strongly associated with Sjögren’s disease, in which they attack healthy glands that make tears and saliva. They can also be present in several other ...

Cowden's disease is characterized by multiple hamartomas of the skin, breast, thyroid, and gastrointestinal tract. In the past, a viral hypothesis for the keratotic lesions of the skin has led to ...

OBJECT: Cowden disease is a rare autosomal-dominant phacomatosis and cancer syndrome that is associated with Lhermitte-Duclos disease (LDD), also called dysplastic cerebellar gangliocytoma.

High blood pressure affects multiple organs. Not only can hypertension add stress to the heart and damage arteries, leading to heart disease, but it also can cause strokes and kidney disease as ...

0:53 UBC researchers report breakthrough in Huntington treatment Scientists are unravelling the mystery of what triggers Huntington’s disease, a devastating and fatal hereditary disorder that ...