Scientists are turning to an unexpected group of animals—snakes and lizards—to help understand how humans might one day ...

A cheap gout medication, colchicine, shows significant promise in preventing heart attacks and strokes for individuals with ...

Uricase helps break down uric acid, a waste product in the blood. Without enough uricase, uric acid builds up, forming ...

Scientists think urine from snakes and lizards could help them find new ways to prevent painful kidney stones and gout in ...

Scientists think snakes and lizards could help them find new ways to prevent painful kidney stones and gout in people. And it ...

Advances being used to treat cancer are now being applied to lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, and other disorders.

Reviving an ancient human gene that prevents gout and fatty liver disease, scientists at Georgia State University have marked ...

By reactivating a long-lost gene, researchers were able to lower uric acid levels and stop damaging fat accumulation in human ...

Colchicine, an inexpensive drug used to treat gout, could cut heart attacks and strokes in people with cardiovascular disease ...