Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and collaborating institutions have improved our understanding of how rotavirus, ...

Cigarette smoking is widespread and deadly, yet our understanding of how cigarette smoke actually causes serious respiratory ...

Individuals with sickle cell disease – a chronic illness where misshapen, sticky blood cells clump together, reducing oxygen ...

Every 40 seconds, someone in the United States has a stroke. For survivors of the most common type of stroke, called an ischemic stroke, only about 5 percent fully recover.

Like many rare diseases, fibrolamellar hepatocellular carcinoma (FLC) mounts a ferocious attack against an unlucky few-in this case, children, adolescents, and young adults.

Interleukin-1 (IL-1) is a key molecule involved in inflammation and plays an important role in both healthy and diseased states.

The transcription factor sex-determining region Y-related high-mobility group-box gene 9 (SOX9) plays a critical role in ...

Many vaccines work by introducing a protein to the body that resembles part of a virus. Ideally, the immune system will produce long-lasting antibodies recognizing that specific virus, thereby ...

Megakaryocytes (MKs), known for their role in platelet production, have emerged as critical players in immune responses, ...

Bone loss resulting from trauma, fractures, or disease presents a major global health challenge, often leading to long-term ...

Fetuses of pregnant people who gained excess weight in the first trimester of pregnancy show signs of excess fat distribution in the upper arm and in the abdomen, according to a study by researchers ...

No previous study has been conducted in Nigeria on the role of neutrophil elastase in predicting preterm birth.