Infections accelerate aging by damaging cells and organs. Preventing them with vaccines, hand hygiene, masks, and clean air ...

Our immune system has a dark side: It’s supposed to fight off invaders to keep us healthy. But sometimes it turns traitor and attacks our own cells and tissues. What are called autoimmune diseases can ...

While Alzheimer’s disease is mostly considered a disorder of the brain, emerging evidence suggests that the condition also affects other organs of the body. Working with the laboratory fruit fly, ...

Hugh Taylor has long studied the endometrium, or lining of the uterus. But it was his patients who got him interested in better understanding endometriosis specifically. Endometriosis is a disease in ...

Hong Kong Paediatric Rheumatism Association subsidises medicine and provides support for children with rheumatic diseases and their carers Imagine waking up one day and suddenly being unable to use ...

While Alzheimer's disease is mostly considered a disorder of the brain, emerging evidence suggests that the condition also affects other organs of the body. Working with the laboratory fruit fly, ...