Experts estimate that genetic mutations account for about 10% of diseases, like Parkinson's, for example. The remaining 90% ...

Diabetes mellitus (DM) continues to be one of the most prevalent and complex metabolic diseases globally, affecting ...

Nature and nurture both determine how likely you are to develop a particular disease. Hiroshi Watanabe/DigitalVision via Getty Images Sitting in my doctor’s examination room, I was surprised when she ...

Research into allergic diseases has increasingly revealed the intricate connections between host-microbiome interactions, environmental exposures, and the ...

Researcher says rising cancer, diabetes, obesity rates in animals mirror global environmental change - Anadolu Ajansı ...

The air in Mexico City was once so toxic that people watched as dead birds fell out of the sky. In 1992, the United Nations declared the city the most polluted in the world, with its unregulated ...

Dr. Brian Leydet sees a connection between the environment and disease that may be mitigated with conservation measures that include humans in the equation. Leydet is researching that connection on ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

Researchers have found strong evidence that environmental exposures, including air pollution, affect gene expressions associated with respiratory diseases much more than genetic ancestry. The study, ...