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Browsing: Disease
Disease refers to a condition that disrupts the normal functioning of the body or mind, often characterized by specific signs and symptoms. It can result from infections, genetic mutations, environmental exposures, lifestyle factors, or a combination of these. Diseases range from acute, short-term illnesses to chronic, long-term conditions, and can affect individuals or spread across populations. Scientific research into the causes, mechanisms, treatments, and prevention of disease plays a vital role in improving public health, advancing medicine, and responding to emerging health threats. This page features the latest discoveries and breakthroughs in understanding, diagnosing, and managing diseases of all kinds.
A new study from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health reveals an unexpected…
Scientists at UCLA have developed a new technique that harnesses the regenerative capacity of stem…
Using nanoparticles to deliver a nucleic acid (siRNA) into tumor cells in mouse models, scientists…
A newly published study from Yale University reveals how biochemists might be able to decrease…
Harvard Medical School researchers and their partners have shown that a new test can accurately…
The newest Benefits for Humanity video highlights how high-quality crystals grown in microgravity lead to…
New research from Yale University shows lysosomes, the “garbage disposal” systems of cells, can fail…
A newly published study details how researchers from MIT developed a new microfluidic cell-squeezing device,…
New research shows that auto-reactive T cells in MS patients produce different types of inflammatory…
New research from the University of Minnesota reveals a three-way link among antibiotic use in…
A newly published study reveals that cigarette smoke reduces expression of the protein NLRX1 in…
New research from the University of California Davis is the first to demonstrate a direct,…
Researchers from Yale and the National Institutes of Health and the Agency for Healthcare Research…
New research from Yale University shows that HIV can establish itself in the brain as…
Using population-based surveillance data, new research estimates that the germ Clostridium difficile caused nearly half…
By using induced pluripotent stem cells, researchers have markedly reduced the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease…
A new formula gauges a person’s 10-year risk of dying by estimating a person’s ability…