Researchers at the University of California San Diego have identified new genetic variants associated with autism spectrum ...

An antibody test for the infectious disease mpox was successfully developed during the new clade 1b outbreak in Rwanda, the ...

The drugs have names that sound like small planets: semaglutide, liraglutide, lixisenatide. Collectively, they belong to a class of glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) analogs that has reshaped the ...

Northwestern Medicine scientists led by Joseph Bass, MD, Ph.D., the Charles F. Kettering Professor of Endocrinology and ...

Researchers have discovered that mutations in the FOXJ3 gene act as a "master switch" failure, disrupting how the brain ...

About 40% of East Asians suffer from alcohol intolerance, known as "Asian Flush Syndrome," caused by an ALDH2 genetic ...

Something happens when a rat starts running. Not just the obvious things, the faster heart, the warming muscles, the rhythmic percussion of paws against the wheel. Something quieter. Something that ...

A new study reveals that astrocytes—star-shaped support cells traditionally viewed as passive partners of neurons—play a ...

Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is an autoimmune condition in which the body's own immune system attacks insulin-producing cells. As a ...

The prevalence of congenital heart disease points to the need for a better understanding of how it influences ...

The alternative medicine industry is expanding rapidly, fueled in large part by the surge of health-related content on social ...

Pre-eclampsia is a life-threatening pregnancy complication that can strike suddenly, endangering both mother and child.