Specialists say certain lifestyle habits may reduce the likelihood of developing Parkinson’s disease — including staying physically active and following a diet that nourishes the brain.

Two weeks after her " 9-1-1: Nashville " debut, actress Isabelle "Izzy" Tate has died. She was 23. Her Nashville-based talent agency, the McCray Agency, announced the news in a social media post on Tuesday, Oct. 21.

The biotech’s phase 3 delivered the hoped-for second biomarker hit, reporting an 82% decline in serum creatine kinase after 12 months. BridgeBio’s base case and upside targets for the muscle damage marker were 40% and 50%, respectively.

The Shelby County Health Department in Tennessee announced on Monday Oct. 20 that at least 178 students and staff across 31 schools and three daycare centers have been affected by hand, foot and mouth disease.

An annual conference about infectious diseases is seeing a dramatic attendance decline, in part because Centers for Disease Control and Prevention experts can’t participate.

Poland has reported an outbreak of bluetongue disease in cattle near the Czech border, the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) said on Monday as the virus continues to spread across Europe. Bluetongue can be deadly for domestic ruminants such as sheep,

Liver disease is often linked to heavy drinking, obesity, or viral infections. But new research suggests another hidden culprit: a common industrial chemical.