It's one of medicine's biggest mysteries — why sometimes our immune system attacks our own bodies. Autoimmune diseases affect ...

What are called autoimmune diseases can affect just about every part of the body – and tens of millions of people. While most ...

They’ve been stared at, doubted, and studied. But these sisters didn’t just survive - they thrived. Sharing one body since birth, they’ve overcome physical, emotional, and social obstacles with grace ...

New data reveals differences in gene activity in the brains of men and women. They start in the womb and evolved millions of ...

The United States has strengthened a ban on female genital mutilation (FGM) by imposing tougher penalties and making prosecutions easier - a step campaigners hope will bolster global efforts to ...

Only about half of women and girls in developing countries are able to make decisions over their own bodies such as whether they want to have sex, seek healthcare and use contraception, a United ...