Hormone replacement therapy can be a way for women to prevent the inflammation that leads to disease. "There's some bone ...

Genetic treatments could be the key to unlocking some rare diseases. But bringing these medicines to patients involves ...

An HIV-derived nucleoside therapy now treats rare genetic diseases by restoring mitochondrial DNA and improving muscle ...

Most medical trainees have never seen measles or its complications, muscle rigidity from tetanus, or an infant struggling to ...

Cereals have natural resistance to pathogenic fungi, but powdery mildew, for example, can overcome this resistance. A team at ...

Low levels of albumin, a protein found in blood, are associated with poor clinical outcomes for people with the fungal disease mucormycosis.

However, accumulating evidence over the past two decades demonstrates that a biomarker called C-reactive protein — which ...

Dr. Ali Raja says risk-based vaccines have helped keep meningitis rates low; however, public health experts believe if ...

Candida auris is a drug-resistant fungus that spreads mainly in health care settings, including nursing homes and hospitals.

Effective management of feline oral health requires a dual approach: rigorous home hygiene and professional veterinary ...

The new CDC recommendation takes a much narrower view of the meningococcal disease threat. Because of "the low incidence ...

Albumin is the most common protein in the blood, a vital molecule produced by the liver that helps maintain fluid balance and ...