To what extent can our intestinal microbiota predict the risk of developing diseases? In the case of multifactorial diseases, bacterial taxa alone do not provide much information, according to a study ...

Scientists at Harvard Medical School have shown that in mice lacking amyloid beta (Aβ), the fundamental hallmark of Alzheimer's disease (AD), neurons died from ...

From cystic fibrosis to sickle cell disease, Down syndrome, and Klinefelter syndrome, these are some examples of genetic illnesses you should be aware of. You should also know that breast cancer, ...

A study of nearly 900 adults indicates that although smoking is still the main risk factor for lung function loss, systemic inflammation and obesity also increase the risk of developing chronic ...

Articulating a comprehensive definition of health and disease has been a historically intricate task. The earliest conceptual frameworks for health and disease can be traced back to the ancient ...