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

Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is one of the most common causes of severe visual impairment and blindness in children worldwide. Because the blood vessels in the retina are not fully developed, ...

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

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

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

A clear pattern emerged: For each additional hassler a person regularly interacted with, their pace of biological aging ...

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

While the rate of HIV in Kampala, Uganda, is more than double the national average, a recent survey of displaced youths in ...

Chimeric antigen receptor T (CAR T) cell therapy represents a milestone in leukemia treatment. CAR T works by genetically ...

State-level abortion restrictions have shifted the landscape of care and the experiences of people traveling for abortion ...

A single session of physical exercise can spawn a boost of neural activity in brain networks that underlie learning and ...

A new study from researchers led by Johns Hopkins Medicine reports substantial new evidence that elevated blood biomarkers of subclinical heart injury or stress—heart muscle damage without symptoms of ...