Disease

Did you know that when cold-blooded creatures like snakes are infected, they seek warmer environments to raise their temperature? We warm-blooded mammals show similar behaviors, but they are overshadowed by our more efficient thermoregulation.

Concussion remains a problem for several reasons, not the least of which is that it is a clinical diagnosis, based on the symptoms reported to physicians. There are no objective physical findings to make the diagnosis; it is a diagnostic dilemma.

As if fighting in the Vietnam War was not awful enough on its own, veterans are now finding out they could be at increased risk of a deadly form of cancer.

Those of us who are intent on eating only as nature intended apparently want to extend that prescription to our pets.

Although known mainly for their adherence to an older, simpler way of life, some Amish folks also have a genetic advantage with respect to longevity and the likelihood they'll develop diabetes.

According to recent provisional data provided by the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), there has been a 34 percent increase in the number of val

Women diagnosed with early estrogen-receptor positive (ER+) breast cancer are typically treated with surgery to remove the tumor and any affected lymph nodes.

An often toxic mixture of snark and narcissism, Twitter usually does not bring out the best in humanity. Amidst all the noise, however, scientists are searching for a useful signal: A predictor of mental illness.

It's a shocking number. Last year, nearly 90,000 people around the world died from measles.

It's been one of those days where the truth is stranger than fiction.