Anyone who has weathered a bad stomach bug knows the feeling: a loss of appetite that sets in and lingers, even after the ...

A new study in fruit flies describes how an animal's gut reacts differently to beneficial microbes versus harmful pathogens. A pathway known for repairing damaged genetic material, called the ...

Future Microbiol. 2009;4(9):1151-1165. Renal production of active vitamin D is important for bone health by maintaining proper serum calcium and phosphorus levels. Extrarenal production of active ...

Skin, our largest organ, acts as a protective barrier against pathogens that try to invade our bodies while constantly ...

A new study traces the molecular pathway connecting the gut immune system to the brain during a parasitic infection, ...

HIV infection is a chronic condition currently characterized by effective suppression of circulating virus under efficient antiretroviral therapy with the ...

Lyme disease is the most commonly reported vector-borne disease in the United States. While most cases are effectively treated through oral antibiotics, some patients develop persistent and ...

Long COVID brain fog is an inflammatory condition and is not "all in your head." Source: Mel Lituañas / Unsplash Long COVID has the biological signature of an acute infection in the brain, according ...

The VDR is a member of the steroid/hormone nuclear receptor superfamily that includes 48 ligand-activated transcription factors. [3] These factors bind to conserved elements in the promoters of genes ...