A change to a single gene in the bacterium Yersinia pestis has enabled one of the world’s most notorious pathogens to survive ...

“Lead poisoning has been linked to increased rates of miscarriage, stillbirth, and infant mortality as well,” the study noted ...

Is leprosy still a threat today? Though the disease has been curable for decades, over 200,000 people still suffer from it worldwide. How did leprosy go from a feared curse to a treatable illness? The ...

Long considered a disease brought to the Americas by European colonizers, leprosy may actually have a much older history on ...

Leprosy affects thousands worldwide, typically caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium leprae. Until now, most believed the disease arrived in the Americas with European colonizers.

In a paper published in the Journal of Archaeological Science, researchers have shed light on an unusual double discovery.

Historians have for a long time believed that leprosy was introduced to the Americas by European settlers, but the latest ...

Scientists have documented the way a single gene in the bacterium that causes bubonic plague, Yersinia pestis, allowed it to ...

who noted that nearly a third of colorectal cancers are associated with a family history of the disease. “Until we see these trends start to reverse, we're going to have to continue to consider ...

Is a lemon a fruit or a vegetable? The answer may surprise you. Learn what science and cooking say about this sour and useful ...

For more than 100,000 years, coastal communities have harvested abalone (genus Haliotis). These gastropods, which are found ...

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