An endoscopy—using a fiber‐optic tube to peer inside the body and collect biopsy samples—can be an invaluable way to detect ...

Scientists have known hormone-sensitive lipase (HSL) as the enzyme that releases energy stored in our fat. Yet patients born ...

Socializing could help to reverse frailty in older people, according to new research published in the American Journal of ...

A new study from Saint Louis University (SLU) reveals that individuals with frequent heartburn—clinically known as gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)—have a higher chance of being diagnosed with ...

For decades, scientists have thought they understood the biochemical machinery that causes asthma—inflammation in the lungs that constricts airways and makes it hard to breathe.

A mutation previously linked to skin disorders like psoriasis may also play a surprising role in gut health, according to new ...

A new study from the University of Eastern Finland shows that images portraying dementia in Finnish newspapers often paint a ...

Companies running private Medicare and Medicaid insurance plans inaccurately list many mental health professionals as being ...

In the U.S. alone, more than 6.7 million people have heart failure, a number that is projected to increase to more than 8.5 ...

For millions of people living with back pain, the cause is often elusive. One underrecognized culprit is axial ...