For Manchester man Steve Cervi, "every day is a blessing" 16 years out from the double lung and heart transplant that saved his life. But the now 71-year-old has new reasons to be grateful after a ...

Two researchers explain how endometriosis drives a whole body immune response due to inflammation, urging the medical community to see it as a whole-body issue.

There is a kind of stress the body carries quietly. No fever, no swelling, no sharp pain. Just a slow, steady shift in how ...

A gene that helps animals like yaks cope with high altitudes without any damage to their myelin sheaths, the fatty covering that protects nerves, may help treat neurological diseases like MS.

Autoimmune diseases, which were previously considered rare medical conditions, have now come to the fore to become a major factor in the rising trend of miscarriages in India.

Gut bacteria aren’t just passive passengers—they can actively send proteins straight into our cells. Using microscopic injection systems, even harmless microbes can influence immune responses and ...

Perhaps you have heard about the body’s second brain and wondered what it is. The name is a reflection of the complexity and ...

Six years after the emergence of COVID-19, the acute phase of the pandemic may feel behind us, but for millions of Americans, the crisis is far from over. Long COVID ...

Having been a dental nurse for more than a decade, Nikola Brindley was familiar with vaccination requirements for healthcare ...

Scientists have uncovered how your body actually tells your brain to stop eating when you’re sick. In a new study, researchers found that specialized cells in the gut detect parasites and send signals ...

Every day, our bodies produce hundreds of billions of new cells, many of which are mutated. If cancer arises from cellular ...

In a paradigm breaking study, Dr. Pavan Reddy, director of the Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center at Baylor College of ...