Curated category
Aging-associated diseases
- Myocardial infarctionA myocardial infarction occurs when blood flow decreases or stops in one of the arteries of the heart. This interruption causes tissue death to the heart…
- Parkinson's diseaseIn 1817, English physician James Parkinson published a monograph titled An Essay on the Shaking Palsy. He described six clinical cases he had observed…
- Alzheimer's diseaseIn 1901, a German psychiatrist named Alois Alzheimer examined a fifty-year-old woman he called Auguste D. Her symptoms included memory loss, hallucinations…
- ArthritisThe smooth cartilage layer that lines a joint is lost, resulting in bone grinding on bone during movement. This mechanical failure defines arthritis as a…
- Cardiovascular diseaseCardiovascular disease is any condition that involves the heart or blood vessels. This broad category includes coronary artery diseases such as angina and…
- DementiaDementia is a syndrome, often associated with neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's. It is characterized by a general decline in cognitive abilities…
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseIn 1965, the medical community first used the phrase chronic obstructive pulmonary disease to describe a complex lung condition.
- CancerThe word cancer comes from the ancient Greek term karkinos, meaning crab. Greek physicians Hippocrates and Galen observed that tumors with swollen veins…