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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.
In people with diabetes, fat mass index, not body mass index (BMI), is associated with…
In a study published in mBio, a journal of the American Society for Microbiology, Jorge…
Study in mice first to connect genes, flu, and cardiovascular problems. People with severe flu…
A new study of New York City firefighters has found that exposure to 9/11 World…
The presence of chemicals made as the body breaks down fats, proteins, and carbohydrates can…
Eating nuts at least twice a week is associated with a 17% lower risk of…
A new study from St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto, Canada shed light on how a…
New, more effective antibiotics are being prescribed in only about a quarter of infections by…
Dr. John E. Parker was working at a West Virginia hospital in 2015 when a…
Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC scientists discover potentially protective compound. Imagine there were a…
People suffering from insomnia may have an increased risk of coronary artery disease, heart failure,…
Study finds that Alzheimer’s damage allows toxins to enter the brain, further harming neurons. Beta-amyloid…
When it comes to heart disease, the health of the scaffold where cardiac cells grow…
When the Zika virus arrived in the Americas in early 2015, it struck hard, infecting…
The second law of thermodynamics states that all closed systems tend towards disorder over time…
The most comprehensive genomic analysis of the human brain ever undertaken has revealed new insights…
Brains of people at risk of psychosis exhibit a pattern that can help predict whether…