June 10, 2024 — Scientists have grown 'mini-guts' in the lab to help understand Crohn's disease, showing that 'switches' that modify DNA in gut cells play an important role in the disease ...

Apr. 22, 2025 — Researchers have identified a potential new way to treat idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), a deadly and currently incurable lung disease that affects more than 3 million people ...

Elizabeth Cooney is a cardiovascular disease reporter at STAT, covering heart, stroke, and metabolic conditions. It starts with the ticks. These bugs infect people with the bacteria that cause ...

Two people in Oregon have died from a rare, progressive brain disorder similar to "mad cow disease" that leads to dementia and is %100 fatal. The Hood River County Health Department confirmed the ...

Figure 1 lists the pharmacokinetic drug interactions with smoking. The most clinically significant interactions appear in the shaded rows and are discussed below.

Nikhil Jayswal, diagnosed with Crohn's disease at 20, faced colectomy and later, cancer. Battling severe health issues and societal stigma, he founded IBD India in 2021. The non-profit offers ...

How do you cure diseases in The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered? Cyrodiil, it turns out, is a veritable cesspool of diseases, and many of its inhabitants are just itching (literally in some ...

Pneumonia in the Shadow of COVID-19: Along Came COVID Infectious disease experts describe ways in which COVID pneumonia differs from community-acquired pneumonia and how COVID vaccines may offer ...

Inflammatory diseases include a vast array of disorders and conditions that are characterized by inflammation. Examples include allergy, asthma, autoimmune diseases, coeliac disease ...

Liver diseases are any diseases that affect the functioning of the liver. Liver diseases can be inherited (such as Wilson disease and alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency) or acquired (for example ...

As Rare Disease day 2020 approaches, we take a look at the biggest challenges facing orphan drug developers and ask whether the future is bright or bleak for these difficult conditions.

Alzheimer’s disease is commonly thought of as an older person’s illness. But new research from Columbia University and the University of North Carolina reveals early signs of Alzheimer’s ...