Category: Health

Long considered a disease brought to the Americas by European colonizers, leprosy may actually have a much older history on the American continent.

Scientists at the Institut Pasteur and McMaster University have discovered that the evolution of a gene in the bacterium that causes bubonic plague, Yersinia pestis

A new avenue for targeted drug delivery has been proposed by researchers from The Grainger College of Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

Hormel Foods Corporation is recalling cans of “Dinty Moore Beef Stew” nationwide due to potential contamination with wood fragments.

Now that they have power, Drs. Marty Makary, Vinay Prasad, and Jay Bhattacharya have different standards than they set for their predecessors. The post Our

The faucet recalls, involving three Chinese brands, affects an estimated 103,000 products.

The process of necrosis, a form of cell death, may represent one of the most promising ways to change the course of human aging, disease

CAR T cell immunotherapy, which uses a patient’s own modified immune cells to find and destroy cancer cells, can produce dramatic results when treating blood

A new material developed at Cornell University could significantly improve the delivery and effectiveness of mRNA vaccines by replacing a commonly used ingredient that may

Nanomedicines, especially those based on nanoparticles, are revolutionizing healthcare in terms of both diagnostics and therapeutics.

NHS Sussex urges people to take action as Type 2 diabetes cases rise across the county.

The actress, 41, reveals she has had preventative surgery after learning she carries the BRCA gene.

Interactive robots should not just be passive companions, but active partners–like therapy horses who respond to human emotion–say University of Bristol researchers.

Proximity to coastal waters is linked to longer life expectancy in the US, while living near large inland water bodies often reduces it, except in