Collagenase injections are administered directly into the penis and work by helping break down the scar tissue causing the bend. Xiaflex (collagenase clostridium histolyticum) is currently the only ...

A combination of two widely available anti-rheumatic drugs offers the first effective and affordable treatment for patients ...

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a life-threatening disease in which lung tissue becomes scarred, making it hard to ...

IgG4-related disease is a chronic fibroinflammatory condition that can affect virtually any organ system. Glucocorticoid agents are a cornerstone of therapy but are limited by toxic effects, and ...

The Bundibugyo virus, a little known type, previously had caused just two small outbreaks. Now it’s at the center of a ...

No approved therapeutics exist for the virus species causing the outbreak, which has been associated with more than 1,000 ...

BLD is caused by a nematode, or microscopic worm, that parasitizes the leaves of beech trees. While European beech are often planted as specimen trees, American beech (Fagus grandifolia) makes up ten ...

Yes. Scientists have developed treatments that improve survival for Ebola virus disease caused by Zaire ebolavirus, especially when patients receive care early. But treatments that work for one ...

The World Health Organization reports that five patients have recovered from a rare type of Ebola in eastern Congo ...

Cushing disease occurs when benign tumors on the pituitary gland release excess adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH), leading to high cortisol levels. Cushing syndrome is the name for the disorder or ...

The World Health Organization's director reports that five patients have recovered from a rare type of Ebola virus in eastern Congo, where a new treatment center has opened.

UC San Diego researchers combined artificial intelligence with molecular biology to unravel how immune cells in the gut decide between inflammation and healing, a process gone awry in Crohn’s disease.