In the last century, when I was a young editor at Oxford University Press, I worked with a young author on his book Rock Around the Bloc: A History of Rock Music in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union ...

They could be the oldest population of humans living outside of Africa—yet Australia has still never made a treaty with Aboriginal Australians. Aboriginal Australians are all related to a common group ...

Muscular dystrophy (MD) is a group of genetic disorders that damage muscle fibers and cause progressive weakness. Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an immune-mediated disease that affects the brain, spinal ...

Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...

GDF15 is best known for metabolic effects in managing obesity but has been implicated in nausea experienced by some pregnant women. Data now show how GDF15 attenuates adaptive immunity through a ...

Multiple food allergies (MFA) means being allergic to more than three foods. Cross-reactivity can raise risk because similar proteins trigger the same immune response. Symptoms can include hives, ...

Leana S. Wen, a Washington Post contributing columnist, writes a twice-weekly column on a broad range of topics with an emphasis on public health and health policy. She writes the newsletter The ...

MS is a chronic disease that affects the central nervous system. When you have MS, your immune system attacks the protective sheath (myelin) that covers nerve fibers, and this can lead to ...

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

Howie Carr has written two New York Times bestsellers, is a member of the National Radio Hall of Fame and has won a National Magazine Award. He hosts a syndicated daily four-hour radio show, two hours ...

Childhood thyroid cancers are uncommon and have a fairly good prognosis. Papillary adenocarcinoma is the most prevalent malignant tumor of the thyroid in children and adults with radiation-induced or ...

Blood cancers affect blood cells and bone marrow — the spongy tissue inside your bones where blood cells are made. These cancers change the way blood cells behave and how well they work. You have ...