The fibroblast, the most common connective tissue cell, plays a vital role in healing wounds. But can also cause harm.

For decades now, watching lots of television has been linked to rising obesity rates. And now a researcher at the University of Minnesota is criticizing the device's increasing presence in restaurants.

Having flat feet is associated with chronic knee pain, or knee osteoarthritis, in older adults, a recent study finds.

Scientists are investigating the possible embryonic origins of gastrointestinal foregut duplication cysts, an extremely rare illness found in both adults and children.

Liver cancer patients who are HIV-positive and waiting for a liver transplant are less likely to receive the surgery, according to new research from France.

A study from Loyola University suggests that neurological disorders like epilepsy and dementia are on the rise, but new therapies could soon be formed with the help of diagnostic tests and stem cell research.