The plague, the rare bacterial infection infamously known for killing tens of millions in 14th-century Europe, never went ...

Malaria is one of the deadliest infectious diseases on the planet, afflicting people throughout recorded history. In places ...

Shared family factors, such as genes and upbringing, are likely to explain a large part of the link between high screen use ...

A top official with the World Health Organization said Wednesday it doesn't know how a lab worker in Siberia died, and she urged Russia to provide more information about a case that prompted global ...

Germline genetic screening can identify whether a patient with cancer has inherited genetic alterations in a gene or genes ...

Having access to enough food does not necessarily mean having access to a nutritionally adequate diet. New research among ...

A gene primarily active in fat and muscles could make a person more susceptible to anorexia nervosa, a deadly eating disorder ...

A common bacterium found in the mouth and airways may help the lungs better defend themselves against pneumonia, according to ...

Heart failure deaths are increasing steadily in the U.S., fueled by a rise in deaths among young and middle-aged adults, a ...

Skeletal muscles are capable of regenerating themselves following an injury, a process that depends on muscle stem cells. In ...

Intranasal sufentanil-ketamine is fast-acting and appears to be well tolerated and effective at curbing acute pain for ...

Three of England's seven NHS genetics laboratories are failing to routinely share vital information about genetic variants in ...