Discover the most common cause of adult tooth loss and learn prevention strategies to protect your teeth from this silent disease.

It's easy to forget that we should floss every day — and that we should follow up with our dentist at least twice a year. However, it may become a lot easier to make these things a priority if ...

A new review reveals significant muscle deficits in osteogenesis imperfecta, highlighting overlooked impacts on mobility, ...

When hunter-gatherers began living close to animals, the pathogens that cause the plague and leprosy got closer too.

Roughly 4,000-year-old bones from Chile contain genetic evidence of leprosy, suggesting that a rare form of the bacteria that causes the disease may have been circulating in the Americas and long ...

Learn about 7 deadly diseases that start with shoulder pain. Early recognition of these warning signs could be life-saving for you or loved ones.

Unexpected mutations in blood stem cells may help protect against Alzheimer’s disease. A new study published in the journal ...

As more pet owners are outdoors with their dogs to hike and explore, an uptick of blastomycosis cases, a fungal disease ...

New research has shown how boys being overweight in early childhood or having chickenpox or another infectious disease in ...

New research has shown how boys being overweight in early childhood or having chickenpox or another infectious disease in ...

Well-preserved genomes show a “rare” leprosy strain thriving in ancient Chile, rewriting when and where Hansen’s Disease ...