New insights into the mechanisms that cause more severe cases of schistosomiasis—a disease caused by parasitic worms and ...

The Human Domainome 1—the largest library of human protein variants—reveals the cause of certain genetic disorders, paving ...

Researchers say that exposure to foodborne illness can also trigger autoimmune disease. Autoimmune diseases occur if a person ...

Here's what tuberculosis is, how it's transmitted and how you can expect to have it treated if it affects you or someone you ...

We've long known that environmental factors—from humidity and temperature to trace chemical vapors—can influence how ...

Deep funding cuts and widespread layoffs impact everything from local public health outreach to global disease surveillance, making us more vulnerable, experts warn.

Most group A strep infections cause mild illnesses like strep throat — but when that bacteria spreads to the blood and deep ...

Three cases of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease have been reported in Hood River County, Oregon, including two deaths. The CDC and state health officials are now investigating the rare brain disorder, which ...

Citrus greening disease is one of the most destructive plant diseases in modern agriculture, causing billions of dollars in losses annually. The disease, primarily triggered by the bacterium ...