Updated: 7:55 PM Coronary heart disease is a leading cause of heart attacks in the United States. To prevent it, doctors are now taking a new interest in something they always knew was there.

Updated: 6:52 PM 23,000 people will be told they have brain cancer this year. 13,000 will die. A gene with a death wish is now helping destroy life-threatening tumors.

Updated: 6:56 PM More than 760,000 children and adults are living with cerebral palsy. But now, for the first time, doctors are studying a treatment that has the potential to stop the disorder in its tracks.

Updated: 6:48 PM As our pets age, it's tough to watch them get sick with diseases like we do. Now an easy non-invasive laser treatment could do the trick to keeping them pain free.

Updated: 6:48 PM It's a deadly waiting game. As many as 20% of children standing by for a heart transplants die before they get one. But a device for adults is now helping kids.

Updated: 6:46 PM Getting old and getting cancer. These are two things a many people worry about and many scientists are trying to fight. Unique critters called naked mole rats could be the key to preventing both.

Updated: 6:54 PM Creams, special clothing, even coffee grinds! 80-percent of women past puberty have cellulite and many have tried just about everything to get rid of it.

Updated: 7:02 PM It's something we only expect to see in zombie movies, a naked man attacking another man, biting and eating parts of his face.

Updated: 6:46 PM Summer is practically here and for many people that means more sweet frozen treats.But teeth sensitivity can have you screaming for ice cream, in pain.

Updated: 7:10 PM It may look just like a big Band-Aid, but this new device is helping doctors better diagnose heart problems, and get their patients the treatment they need.

Updated: 9:37 PM Imagine living with a rare disease, or one that had no name. That's the case for an estimated 30 million Americans. Now, the National Institutes of Health Undiagnosed Diseased program digs for a diagnosis where others have failed to find one.

Updated: 6:56 PM May is Melanoma Awareness Month and as summer creeps closer it's important to protect your skin. People diagnosed with meta-static melanoma in their arms or legs can't always protect their limbs from the cancer and can lose them.

Updated: 12:42 PM A four year old Plymouth girl with a rare seizure disorder needs a specially trained service dog to help predict her seizures and keep her safe.

Updated: 6:35 PM Studies show dance meets many, if not all the recommended components of exercise programs designed for Parkinson’s patients.

Updated: 6:43 PM There is a new program that is giving student athletes a game plan to help prevent head injuries from happening.

Updated: 7:01 PM Just last month actor Ryan O’Neal and billionaire Warren Buffet revealed they have prostate cancer. They're among 225,000 men diagnosed with it every year. It kills 30,000 men annually. Better testing to detect it earlier could save a lot of lives.

Updated: 8:10 PM Thousands of americans will be diagnosed with bile duct cancer this year. Only two-percent will still be alive in five years. Now, a tiny, yet powerful beam of light may be buying them precious time.

Updated: 7:41 PM Troops coming home with injured legs are increasingly requesting those limbs be cut off instead of saved. Advances in prosthetics are a major reason for the trend. But there is a new breakthrough that some believe could be the most significant orthopedic advancement to come out of the war on terror.

Updated: 7:03 PM It may just look like a can of tuna, but for a teen with one of the most common congenital disorders, it's making a world of a difference.

Updated: 6:54 PM The heart pumps a million barrels of blood during the average lifetime, enough to fill three super tankers. Losing just one gallon could mean the difference between life and death.

Updated: 7:20 PM It can kill kids before their first birthday. The infantile form of Pompe disease is a death sentence if not treated. But now there is something keeping kids alive longer.

Updated: 6:43 PM Dentures are the past, dental implants are the present, and teeth grown from stem cells could be the future.

Updated: 5:35 PM It's a mind-robbing disease for which there is no cure, but you can help fight Alzheimer’s one step at a time right here at home.

Updated: 3:04 PM Botox is not just for wrinkles anymore. It's giving some MS patients more control.

Updated: 6:58 PM Hate going to the dentist? You're not alone.