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By analyzing ancient DNA, scientists determined when, where and how our ancestors got sick from infectious diseases.

A collaborative research team led by Kirsten Bos at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, in conjunction ...

In the dry, windswept valleys of Northern Chile, two ancient skeletons are changing how scientists understand the history of ...

What if humans didn’t have to suffer the slow-burning fire of chronic inflammation as we age? A surprising study on two types ...

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What can lemurs tell us about inflammation and aging, aka "inflammaging" in humans? That's the question Elaine Guevara, a ...

A rare form of leprosy may have existed in the Americas long before European colonization, according to new research using ...

Now 49, the head nurse of Hainan Fifth People's Hospital, also known as Hainan Skin Disease and Plastic Surgery Hospital, has spent three decades eradicating the stigma with radical compassion, ...

Hansen's Disease, more commonly known as leprosy, is a chronic disease that can lead to physical impairment. Today it exists in over 100 countries, and while the infection is treatable, access to ...