Category: Health

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is probably one of the most devastating diagnoses that we should all hope to never hear. Also known as Lou Gehrig’s

Gestational diabetes can cause a multitude of complications in the offspring, but to date, the reasons are incompletely understood.

Scientists at City of Hope, one of the largest and most advanced cancer research and treatment organizations in the U.S. and a leading research center

Genetic alterations lie at the heart of cancer development, but scientists may have been overlooking a powerful driver of these changes—the everyday nutrients that feed

Mechanical ventilation saves lives, but the airflow it produces inside an intubated airway can also shape conditions linked to complications during long-term support.

Your “roommate’s” genes could be influencing the bacteria living in your gut, and vice versa, according to a study of rats published today in Nature

When most of us think of DNA, we have a vague idea it’s made up of genes that give us our physical features, our behavioral

According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and other sources, there are approximately 1.2 million people living with HIV in the

An experimental drug developed at Northwestern University has demonstrated further promise as an early intervention for Alzheimer’s disease.

NHS remains on high alert over flu, health bosses say, but there are signs infections are levelling off.

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Flu has come early this year with a new mutated version of the virus circulating.

A doctor from Chelmsford calls for more checks to stop the drugs being sold inappropriately online.

India’s air-quality crisis is deepened by unreliable data