Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

What is the 'kissing bug' disease, and should Texans be worried?

Kissing bugs may sound charming, but with one bite, these insects can spread a dangerous parasitic infection: Chagas disease. Affecting more than 7 million people worldwide, mostly in Latin America, the disease should now ...

Medical research

Microbial allies: Bacteria help fight against cancer

An international team of scientists led by researchers at the MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences (LMS), Imperial College London and the University of Cologne have discovered that microbes associated with tumors produce a ...

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