Findings from a new Dartmouth-led study, published in the journal mBio, highlight key differences in the gut microbiome (communities of bacteria) of infants with cystic fibrosis (CF) compared to that ...

Your genes play a huge role in what makes and shapes your entire existence. Since you inherit your genes from your parents, you tend to share things like hair type or athletic ability. Unfortunately, ...

Findings from a new Dartmouth-led study, published in the journal mBio, highlight key differences in the gut microbiome ...

Skin fibrosis is an often-painful condition wherein the skin thickens and hardens, making it difficult to move. And with no effective treatments currently available, patients are left with few avenues ...

If you find out someone left you a little something in their will, chances are you won’t need to pay an inheritance tax on it. There is no federal inheritance tax, and only five states have ...

Inheritance keeps attempting to pump up the suspense, as with a scene in which Maya’s father calls her at a restaurant and tells her “Leave, now!” — but the plot gears grind away so ...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and pulmonary fibrosis (also called idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, or IPF) are both serious lifelong diseases that make it hard for you to breathe.

only one is needed to prevent cystic fibrosis. CF develops when neither gene works normally and therefore has autosomal recessive inheritance. CF is most common among Caucasians; one in 25 people ...