Inflammatory disorders

Monoclonal antibody shows promising results for rare liver disease

A multicenter study led by UC Davis Health has tested a new treatment designed to improve care for people with a rare liver disease called primary sclerosing cholangitis. Researchers learned that an anti-inflammatory and ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia

Menopause hormone therapy does not appear to impact dementia risk

A major review of prior research has found no evidence that menopause hormone therapy either increases or decreases dementia risk in postmenopausal women, in a new study led by University College London (UCL) researchers.

Genetics

Genes aren't destiny for inherited blindness, study shows

A new study challenges what's long been assumed about genetic variants thought to always cause inherited blindness. Investigators from Mass General Brigham used large public biobanks to determine that genes thought to cause ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Legionnaires' disease warnings appear at Orange federal courthouse

Signs posted around the George C. Young Federal Annex Courthouse in downtown Orlando warn court staff and visitors to be wary of the water because of the presence of the bacterium which causes Legionnaires' disease—the ...

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