Will Kenton is an expert on the economy and investing laws and regulations. He previously held senior editorial roles at Investopedia and Kapitall Wire and holds a MA in Economics from The New School ...

Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...

GDF15 is best known for metabolic effects in managing obesity but has been implicated in nausea experienced by some pregnant women. Data now show how GDF15 attenuates adaptive immunity through a ...

Imagine that you have just invested a substantial amount of time and money in a shotgun proteomics experiment designed to identify proteins involved in a particular biological process. The experiment ...

Multiple food allergies (MFA) means being allergic to more than three foods. Cross-reactivity can raise risk because similar proteins trigger the same immune response. Symptoms can include hives, ...

Muscular dystrophy (MD) is a group of genetic disorders that damage muscle fibers and cause progressive weakness. Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an immune-mediated disease that affects the brain, spinal ...

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

Blood cancers affect blood cells and bone marrow — the spongy tissue inside your bones where blood cells are made. These cancers change the way blood cells behave and how well they work. You have ...

MS is a chronic disease that affects the central nervous system. When you have MS, your immune system attacks the protective sheath (myelin) that covers nerve fibers, and this can lead to ...