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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.
The dredging of a highly contaminated canal along the shore of Lake Michigan, in Indiana,…
Scientists have shown, using imaging tests, that fructose can trigger brain changes that lead to…
A change in the official psychiatric guidelines for depression has raised fears that grief over…
According to a new study from researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC)…
Back in 2005, doctors at a remote hospital in the village of Tugela Ferry, South…
The UK has planned to fully sequence the genome of 100,000 Britons with cancer and…
Studies conducted at several medical schools and institutions, show that researchers may be closer to…
Scientists have discovered a protein that seems to protect animals from cancer and other deficiencies…
A newly published study from Yale University scientists could lead to the development of new…
More than a decade after the sizzle of genomics investments has faded, Amgen, an American…
Smoking isn’t healthy, but a new study has shown strong evidence that tobacco use can…
Driving over speed bumps could help doctors diagnose whether patients are suffering from acute appendicitis.…
After a high-level meeting this week, work on the avian influenza H5N1 virus will probably…
A new study has indicated that the number of years of healthy living lost as…
In order to help surgeons come up with a way to distinguish brain tumors from…
The American Medical Association recommends that moderate tea or coffee drinking will likely have no…
Using novel high-throughput screening techniques to overcome the problems of resistance and partial response to…