Evidence of a unique T cell may explain why urban children are more prone to allergies than rural children. Differences in the development of the gut...
One of the world's leading causes of irreversible vision loss could begin with elevated eye pressure, according to a recent study.
A research team has developed and safely delivered a personalized gene editing therapy to treat an infant with a life-threatening, incurable genetic disease. The infant, who...
That fit people have a reduced risk of premature death from various diseases is a recurring result in many studies. New research shows that people with...
Sleeping nine hours or more per night is associated with worse cognitive performance, and it is even more the case for those with depression.
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans of the heart could help to detect a life-threatening heart disease and enable clinicians to better predict which patients are most...
In many neurodegenerative diseases, proteins misfold and clump together in brain tissue. Scientists developed a new therapy made of peptides and a sugar that naturally occurs...
The risk of death or complications from the stress-related heart condition associated with stressful events, such as the death of a loved one -- called Takotsubo...
A pioneering research study details how the hormone FGF21 (fibroblast growth factor 21) can reverse the effects of fatty liver disease in mice. The hormone works...
Scientists present current evidence for a new gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy called delandistrogene moxeparvovec.