Human skin is the body's largest organ. It also protects internal living tissue and other organs, regulates body temperature.

A new study demonstrates just how much promise some well-equipped gut-friendly bacteria hold for improving treatments of IBD.

Scientists developed an experimental vaccine that shows significant promise in preventing rheumatoid arthritis, a painful autoimmune disease

These autonomous robots will roll through vineyards, using computer vision to gather data on the physiological state of each grapevine.

Researchers create the first medication with promise to successfully and safely target the parasitic infection in more than 50 years.

Leprosy is one of the world’s oldest and most persistent diseases but the bacteria that cause it may also have the surprising ability.

Compelling evidence suggests that the misfolding, aggregation, and cerebral deposition of amyloid-beta plays a central role in the disease.

Sepsis is difficult to diagnose and causes an estimated 20% of deaths globally and as many as 20 to 50% of U.S. hospital deaths each year.

Almost all liver cancers develop after decades of chronic liver disease but a new discovery may lead to treatments that could break the link

Researchers have discovered that zinc, a common mineral, may reverse lung damage and significantly improve survival for patients.

The research lays the groundwork for a non-invasive treatment for gum disease that people could apply to the gums at home.

Scientists have engineered mosquitoes that slow the growth of malaria-causing parasites in their gut, preventing transmission of the disease

The Black Death disseminated across Europe, the Middle East and northern Africa claiming up to 60 percent of the population.

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the major form of dementia in the elderly population. The main changes in AD patients are neuronal death...

Research reports for the first time a pathway that begins in the gut and ends with a potent pro-inflammatory toxin in brain cells.

Researchers say senolytic drugs can boost a key protein in the body that may protect people against aspects of aging and a range of diseases

Making stem cells from a patient’s adult cells – rather than human embryos – is one of the holy grails in modern medicine treatments.

A topical gel that blocks the receptor for a metabolic byproduct called succinate treats gum disease by suppressing inflammation.

Protein-based vaccine shows significant promise in preventing rheumatoid arthritis and improving bone quality suggesting long-term benefits.

Flexible implanted electronics are a step closer toward clinical applications thanks to a recent breakthrough technology.