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Researchers are studying how small genetic differences between people can influence the activation of the immune system.

A study suggests that many women with dense breasts underwent ultrasound screening, requiring additional imaging and possibly leading to unnecessary biopsies, even though they were at low risk of breast cancer.

Alcohol consumption increases the risks of over 60 diseases in Chinese men, including many diseases not previously linked to alcohol.

Researchers at Queen Mary University of London and Barts Hospital have found the genetic cause of a common form of high blood pressure and shown how it can be cured. Their research is now published in Nature Genetics.

A federally funded study showed links between prenatal exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and slightly higher body mass indices in children.

New research reveals that the level of fat within the body’s muscle–or muscle adiposity–may indicate a person’s likelihood of experiencing cognitive decline as they age.

Recently, scientists developed a new technology for early screening and monitoring of cervical precancerous lesions.

A new study shows that American Indian and Alaska Native men are less likely to be screened for prostate cancer compared to other racial/ethnic groups.

Glut1 deficiency syndrome is a rare and disabling neurological disease still relatively unknown to the medical community.

Researchers have uncovered two proteins that are unique to viable sperm, offering men with the most severe form of male infertility both a non-invasive diagnostic test and more information about their chances to one day become a parent through in vitro fertilization.