Researchers found that instant coffee can increase the risk of age-related macular degeneration, and speculate that it has to ...

Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease (typically arising in younger people) that occurs when your immune system attacks ...

Escherichia coli (E. coli), a type of bacteria commonly found in the human gut, could spread as quickly as swine flu, new ...

Almost 40% of Americans will receive a cancer diagnosis at some point in their lifetime — but certain types are more common than others, statistics show. USAFacts, a Washington-based nonprofit that ...

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) affects the nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord that control muscle movement. Different types of ALS cause symptoms to begin in a certain part of the body and ...

Those found in coastal South America, Southeast Asia, and equatorial Africa are more likely to harbor dangerous pathogens ...

Mitochondrial disease refers to a group of conditions that affect how mitochondria work. While there is no cure for mitochondrial disease, supportive care can help prevent life threatening ...

Gaucher disease type 2 is a rare and severe type of the disease. Children who inherit the disease usually don’t live past age 2, but treatment can help manage symptoms. Gaucher disease is a rare ...

Long COVID is a heterogeneous clinical condition that affects thousands of people and can manifest in many different ways.

When a person's blood vessels don't work properly, they may be diagnosed with vascular disease. Mercy Medical Center vascular surgeon Dr. Javaneh Jabbari said different types of the condition can ...

Type 1 diabetes, celiac disease, and Hashimoto thyroiditis are all strongly associated with HLA class II genes, authors of an observational study that found links among the diseases.