There's a simple test that can detect and extremely rare cancer that is thought to make up around 1 percent of all cancer ...

The shear diversity of fungi in the world is estimated at 6.2 million species. That is 16 times the number of plant species ...

On World Liver Day, specialists discuss how our modern lifestyle is contributing to liver diseases, and why it is hard to ...

The Hood River County Health Department (HRCHD) has confirmed one case and identified two probable cases of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) within the past eight months. Tragically, two of the ...

Researchers in a laboratory in Montana have been growing a new kind of building material. It’s not forged in a furnace or ...

From Lou Gehrig in 1939 to Eric Dane in 2025, celebrities have publicly dealt with what is now known as ALS for decades.

In 2017, microbiologist Dr. Markus Egert from the University of Furtwangen in Germany published data on the bacterial ...

The cordyceps fungus takes over an ant’s brain, forcing it to climb a plant before bursting through its head and releasing spores.

The hit HBO series, inspired by the game of the same name that made Cordyceps mainstream, has teased a fleeting but powerful adaptation to its portrayal of this very real fungus. Scariest of all ...

The NSW Government has announced $180,000 in funding to increase access to treatment and support services for people living with macular disease. The one-off grant will support national charity ...

From trauma to a toenail fungus, there are many reasons why you may have a black toenail. Here's what it means, how to treat it, and when you should call your doctor. Black toenails are usually the ...

Kennedy offered his own answer: “chronic disease,” to which “90 percent of health-care spending” is devoted. He specifically pointed to rising rates of obesity, diabetes, and cancer, as well as ...