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

Scurvy is a disease caused by severe vitamin C deficiency ... compared to Pearl Harbor as Zelensky says attack will make history Ukraine hits 40 bombers in drone blitz dubbed 'Russia's Pearl ...

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

A new exhibition in Philadelphia explores how nutritional science, technological advances and political debates shaped the foods on schoolchildren's trays ...

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 ...

a 17% increased risk of heart disease and a 16% increased risk of a stroke when compared to women without an infertility history. In addition, the risk of cardiovascular disease increased by 20% ...

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

What is scurvy and how worried should we be? Scurvy is a disease caused by severe vitamin C deficiency. Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) is integral for collagen production, which helps maintain the skin ...

We take a look... Scurvy is the most common disease caused by vitamin C deficiency, though it is relatively rare now. It usually develops after several months of very low vitamin C intake.

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.