New insights into the mechanisms that cause more severe cases of schistosomiasis -- a disease caused by parasitic worms and second only to malaria in terms of potential harm -- have been revealed.

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

The researchers found that the activation of NLRP3 and AIM2 inflammasomes — proteins in immune cells that detect threats ... This species causes the intestinal and hepatic form of the disease ...

Familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) is a hereditary disease which, in addition to carrying a high risk of bowel cancer, also ...

In a lab in the heart of Boston, professor Bree Aldridge leads a team of researchers trying to understand a threat that is ...

Scientists at Cincinnati Children's along with an international team of researchers have discovered a surprising new ...

FINCASTLE, Va. (WDBJ) - An inmate at the Botetourt-Craig Regional Jail was pronounced dead after being found unresponsive in his cell during a security check Tuesday, according to the Botetourt ...

It can decrease the speed at which carbohydrates are absorbed in the intestines and boost the function of beta cells. These cells, located in the pancreas, produce and release insulin - a hormone ...

(2) Physically, the barrier includes cellular and stromal components, from the vascular endothelium to the epithelial cell ... are found in healthy individuals, but in case of intestinal barrier ...