A crucial part of treating disease is knowing what causes disease. Sometimes, environmental factors cause disease. In other cases, it is genetic, as shown by the recent discovery of three new lupus genes.

Doctors may have found another method for identifying seemingly healthy elderly patients with an increased risk of developing coronary heart disease or a subsequent heart attack.

Bladder cancer, most often caused by smoking or exposure to cancer-causing agents in the workplace, is a persistent form of the disease. It often returns after treatment.  

Pathogens associated with inflammatory bowel diseases are hard to detect, and diagnosis can take months. Now, a new technique has been discovered that is more accurate, faster, and cheaper.

Tissue is the issue when it comes to developing new drugs. Scientists have begun to develop tissue in the lab for testing new cystic fibrosis treatments.

Advances in technology have given us amazing ways to see inside a person's body. Using X-ray or MRI, doctors can diagnose patients without cutting into their bodies. Not all imaging techniques, though, are equal.

Researchers are always looking for new ways to selectively attack cancers while leaving healthy cells alone, as many of the most common treatments for cancer involve some unfortunate friendly fire.

Being born early or late already carries some health risks for both mothers and their newborns. Now there's evidence an early or late birth can worsen symptoms of children with autism.

We have all heard that money doesn’t buy happiness, but this old adage may have more truth to it than you think. In fact, recent findings suggest consumerism and materialistic tendencies actually decrease happiness.

Listen up, ladies! It's time to jump on the bike or treadmill because women aren't getting as much exercise as men - and it's putting them at higher risk for health problems.