A rare genetic syndrome provides new clues to lung scarring (pulmonary fibrosis), a potentially deadly consequence of many lung diseases.

Components of human breast milk help ward off viral infection, a new study shows.

A gene associated with long life participates in the normal regulation of bone remodeling and may have a role in bone loss associated with aging.

Researchers have determined how a DNA lesion caused by exposure to chemicals may spark cancer formation.

A new map of the developing gut of quail offers valuable tool for studying intestinal diseases.

The main antioxidant compound in green tea increases contractile force in isolated heart cells, suggesting it may be useful in heart failure.

An inherited lung disease does not appear to have earlier onset and increased severity – a phenomenon called genetic anticipation – in successive generations.