People who experience high levels of social anxiety may show a weaker cardiovascular response to stressful situations, and ...

Gene therapies to treat rheumatoid arthritis have evolved slowly, but one is ready to move into human trials and an ...

Testosterone worsens the damage caused by a heart attack by increasing the number of white blood cells released from the bone marrow.

Testosterone worsens the damage caused by a heart attack by increasing the number of white blood cells released from the bone marrow. This is shown in a study by the University of Gothenburg, Sweden.

New research uncovers the dual nature of scratching an itch; although it can worsen skin inflammation, it can also boost immune defenses against bacterial infections at the injury site. The findings ...

Scratching where it itches reduces the presence of potentially harmful bacteria on the skin, studies in mice show.

which is mainly caused by both dysfunctional epithelial barrier and inflammation response. Iron is a critical fundamental element for both the maintenance of homeostasis and the mediation of ...

The conventional explanation for the skin's painful inflammation response involves a cascade of effects triggered by breaks in the tissue's DNA. It now seems we might have had that key detail ...

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Tuesday that Canada will hit back at the U.S. if President Donald Trump goes ahead with punishing tariffs on Feb. 1, promising this country will respond in ...

New research suggests that dark energy isn't needed to explain the acceleration in the expansion of the universe — instead suggesting giant voids in space are creating an illusion. When you ...