Researchers at the RIKEN Cluster for Pioneering Research (CPR) in Japan report that Kleefstra syndrome, a genetic disorder that leads to intellectual disability, can be…
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Lyme disease protection: No vaccine yet, but an antibody shot could soon provide a season of immunity
Lyme disease has become an insidious epidemic in the United States. Caused by bacteria transmitted through the bite of an infected tick, it can lead…
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EXPLAINER: How bad is the pandemic in North Korea
SEOUL, South Korea — After saying for months that it kept the coronavirus at bay, North Korea on Wednesday came closest to admitting that its…
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Significantly higher rates of mortality due to heart disease and cancer among Holocaust survivors
The damaging effects of life under Nazi rule have long been known with many victims having experienced periods of protracted emotional and physical torture, malnutrition…
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What do you know about Parkinson’s disease?
April is Parkinson’s Disease Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn more about this progressive nervous system disorder. An estimated 1 million…
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Bioinformatic computational tool analyzes tissue samples to discern disease
Using a novel integrative computational technique, scientists from Northwestern and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) were able to classify disease conditions at the…
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Rare VEXAS disease affecting only men is found to be more common than first thought
A rare disease first identified in 2020 is much more common than first thought, say researchers at the University of Leeds investigating its origins. VEXAS…
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Diagnosis of genetic condition could help patients stop smoking and prevent lung disease
New research shows that people diagnosed with a genetic condition, called alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD), are far more likely to stop smoking and therefore prevent…
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Public attitude toward COVID-19 is more "infectious" than disease itself, study shows
Public attitude toward COVID-19 and its treatments is more “infectious” than the disease itself, according to a new Northwestern Medicine study using Artificial Intelligence (AI)…
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WHO team visits animal disease center in Wuhan, China
World Health Organization experts visited an animal disease center in the Chinese city of Wuhan on Tuesday as part of their investigation into the origins…
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