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The disease category is a section where you can access reliable and scientific information about the symptoms, causes and treatment methods of various diseases. In this category, you can find detailed content on many topics from infectious diseases to genetic disorders, from chronic diseases to rare syndromes.
Can Modern Medicine Ever Fully Understand Dementia?
Modern neuroscience reveals that dementia represents over two hundred distinct conditions shaped by genetics, cellular wear, and vascular health.
Cancer Vaccines Enter Massive Clinical Push at NIH
The National Institutes of Health and private researchers are preparing a clinical push to accelerate cancer vaccines that train the immune system against tumors.
Helminth Proteins Inspire New Therapies for Immune Diseases
Researchers investigate how molecules secreted by parasitic worms could inspire new therapies for autoimmune diseases and chronic inflammatory disorders.
Russian Officials Report No Emergency in Siberian Plague Lab
Russian health authorities reported no wider emergency after a researcher died from pneumonic plague at a Siberian laboratory, while global biosafety experts call for transparent reporting.
How Everyday Video Cameras Spot Spinal Muscular Atrophy
A clinical study shows how consumer video cameras paired with AlphaPose and XGBoost detect motor abnormalities linked to spinal muscular atrophy in newborns.
Can Tumor Markers for Breast Cancer Predict Chemotherapy Need?
Secondary analyses from the CompassHER2-pCR trial reveal how tumor markers identify HER2-positive breast cancer patients who respond to less chemotherapy.
Social Listening Reshapes Communication in Health Crises
During a health crisis, broadcasting information is rarely enough. Research into COVID-19 response teams in South Africa demonstrates how circular social listening uncovers community doubts, tracks persistent misinformation, and improves emergency communication.
Johns Hopkins Trial Tests Time-Restricted Eating for Weight Loss
A 12-week Johns Hopkins Medicine trial found that time-restricted eating produces modest weight loss and improves eating behaviors in adults with obesity and prediabetes without reducing calories.
How Human Tau Strains Drive Prion-Like Transmission in Mice
Researchers at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology observed prion-like transmission of human tau strains in wild-type mice, showing that distinct tau folds self-propagate through templated seeding while matching disease-specific pathology.
WHO Study Links One in Eight Cases to Cancer Causing Infections
A global assessment in The Lancet Oncology reveals that cancer causing infections accounted for 2.3 million cases in 2024, with five pathogens driving most preventable diagnoses.