Long considered a disease introduced to America by European colonizers, leprosy may in fact have a much older history on the ...

The discovery of Mycobacterium lepromatosis suggests leprosy was present in the Americas long before Europeans, altering the ...

Allergic reactions from alpha-gal syndrome can be as varied as its triggers, ranging from joint pain, tissue swelling, itchy skin, gastrointestinal issues and anaphylaxis.

Leprosy affects thousands worldwide, typically caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium leprae. Until now, most believed the ...

Historians have for a long time believed that leprosy was introduced to the Americas by European settlers, but the latest ...

Adorable footage shows a pair of red squirrel kits born in a safari park which is helping protect the species. The first red ...

The largest study of ancient and modern samples reveals a variant of the disease that evolved over millennia on the continent ...

Long considered a disease brought to the Americas by European colonizers, leprosy may actually have a much older history on ...

Long considered a disease brought to the Americas by European colonizers, leprosy may actually have a much older history on ...

The history books say Europeans brought leprosy to the Americas, but analysis of ancient DNA reveals that a form of the ...

Leprosy has been present in the Americas for more than 1,000 years, long before the arrival of European settlers, according to a groundbreaking new ...