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 ...

A new study forecasts more than 850,000 measles cases over the next 25 years if US vaccination rates stay the same. Millions ...

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 ...

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

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

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 ...