Meet Gerty Cori, the Nobel-winning biochemist who uncovered how the body stores and consumes sugars
Cori's work determined glycogen storage "disease" had several subtypes, each with a unique molecular cause
New research shows how protein aggregates destroy muscle cells
These findings have important implications for the treatment of myofibrillar myopathies, a set of diseases that affect the muscles
Swimmers, beware! A rare – but deadly – amoeba lurks at the bottom of the lake
Just 146 cases have been reported in the U.S. since 1962, but only four survived the amoeba's attack on their brain
Netflix's new show, Diagnosis, replaces House M.D. with the crowd — and exposes failures in the U.S. healthcare system
The patient in the first episode travels to Italy to get a diagnosis that never even occurred to her local doctors
How your immune system can give you narcolepsy
New research could lead to easier diagnoses of this rare sleep disorder
Scientists are mapping the genetic tool fancied a 'fountain of youth'
Telomerase protects our genetic information as cells copy DNA. It's stymied scientists for decades
How to peacefully coexist with potentially dangerous species
Biodiversity keeps rabid vampire bats feeding on their natural prey – not on us
Scientists are trying to cure diseases by harnessing our own cells
New research on Rett syndrome, caused by a mutated gene, suggests a treatment to reverse some disease symptoms
A rare disease offers clues to how genes affect social behavior
Williams syndrome is helping scientists understand the roots of sociality
Advances in gene therapy could help cure a cruel childhood illness
Most viruses make people sick. But we're learning to use them to deliver cures to complex diseases