Autoimmune diseases are a pathophysiological state wherein immune responses are directed against, and damage, the body's own tissues (autoimmunity). Common examples of autoimmune disease include ...

There are more than 10 common skin diseases seen in adults, such as acne, atopic dermatitis (eczema), cold sores, hives, and psoriasis. It can be difficult to identify these skin problems by ...

Trichomoniasis is the most common non-viral STI in the United States, affecting women four times more often than men. An estimated 1 million new trichomoniasis infections occur each year. Caused by ...

Michael Cunliffe received funding from the European Research Council (ERC) for the project MYCO-CARB and currently receives funding from the UKRI Horizon Europe Guarantee scheme for the projects ...

Doctors aren’t sure how many people have this condition in the U.S. Alcohol-associated liver disease Alcohol-associated liver disease is an umbrella term for liver diseases caused by too much ...

The new year is certain to bring the spread of infectious diseases – both new and old. And several factors make 2025 ripe for transmission in the U.S., including declining childhood vaccination ...

A team of experts have revealed the 11 most dangerous diseases as we head into 2025, and the associated symptoms that come with it. While the Covid-19 pandemic may been forgotten about now, there are ...

We didn’t face a new global pandemic in 2024, but the year was filled with reminders that zoonotic diseases—diseases that people get from animals—are a constant and evolving challenge.

Disease X, a term used to describe an as-yet-unknown infection, was listed among 11 other diseases that have raised significant concern for the coming year. These include measles, cholera ...

Disease X - which is essentially the name given to an as-yet-unknown infection - was among 11 other dangerous diseases that doctors were most concerned about for the year ahead. Measles ...

"We looked at the [survivors'] chytrid loads, the degree to which those frogs are infected with the chytrid fungus," Knapp said. "They were infected at much lower levels than they had been when ...

This creature's large fangs earned it the name Hylomys macarong, or vampire hedgehog – a new species of soft-furred hedgehog identified in 2024 (Credit: Alexei V Abramov) Thousands of new ...