Oct. 10, 2024 — Inflammation of the arteries is a primary precursor and driver of cardiovascular disease -- the No. 1 killer of people in the United States. This inflammation is associated with ...

June 10, 2024 — Scientists have grown 'mini-guts' in the lab to help understand Crohn's disease, showing that 'switches' that modify DNA in gut cells play an important role in the disease and ...

Neurodegenerative diseases are a heterogeneous group of disorders that are characterized by the progressive degeneration of the structure and function of the central nervous system or peripheral ...

Motor neuron diseases are uncommon, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also often called "Lou Gehrig's disease" is the most well-known motor neuron disease. There are several other types of ...

he said. Cirrhosis can occur in the late stages of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease, or MASLD, which happens when fat builds up in the liver and can lead to inflammation ...

Rheumatic diseases commonly affect the musculoskeletal system but can affect the entire body. People of all ages may have rheumatic diseases. They vary in severity. Many rheumatic diseases involve ...

Diseases are abnormal conditions that have a specific set of signs and symptoms. Diseases can have an external cause, such as an infection, or an internal cause, such as autoimmune diseases.

STDs are sexually transmitted diseases. This means they are most often, but not exclusively, spread by sexual contact. STDs used to be called venereal diseases (VD). Doctors more often use the ...

Previously, she worked as an infectious diseases epidemiologist and global health security adviser supporting various US government agencies, multilateral organizations, and private research ...

He is a member of the Communicable Diseases Network of Australia and the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation. He is an investigator on the REMAP-CAP trial. Before the COVID ...

Once the nymphs feed on a host, they change into adults. Hard ticks carry the germs that cause Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, and other diseases. Their bite doesn’t hurt.