These changes in its genome favor the virus's ability to spread and adapt to mammals, such as cows. In March 2024, an ...

It began quietly, tucked away in the immune systems of a few dozen people scattered across the globe. They weren't superheroes. They didn't wear capes. But they carried something extraordinary, an ...

Parkinson’s Isn’t Just Bad Luck. Scientists Reveal It’s Largely Preventable—and the Culprit Is All Around Us Can you leave chargers plugged in all the time? An expert explains A Spelunker Thought She ...

Franklin Nobrega receives funding from Royal Society and Wessex Medical Research. If bacteria had a list of things to fear, phages would be at the top. These viruses are built to find, infect and kill ...

Wastewater surveillance became a popular choice among public health officials looking to track rapid virus mutations and spread patterns during the COVID-19 pandemic. But what if there was a way to ...

In this phase II, open-label study, patients with recurrent, measurable LGSOC after ≥1 line of platinum chemotherapy were stratified by tumor Kirsten rat sarcoma virus homolog (KRAS) mutation status ...

About 30% of all respiratory tract infections are caused by coronaviruses, leading to widespread illnesses and, in some cases, to epidemic and even pandemic outbreaks, as we experienced with the COVID ...

The Global Virus Network (GVN), representing eminent human and animal virologists from 80+ Centers of Excellence and Affiliates in 40+ countries, has published a comprehensive analysis and ...

New research shows how small shifts in the molecular makeup of a virus can profoundly alter its fate. These shifts could turn a deadly pathogen into a harmless bug or supercharge a relatively benign ...

Marek’s disease can be pervasive in chicken houses. Chickens infected by this highly contagious viral disease often develop tumors, become paralyzed and die. They can shed the virus through their skin ...

BRIDGEWATER, S.D. (South Dakota News Watch) – As bird flu ravages poultry farms across the country – including in South Dakota – fears are growing that the highly contagious avian influenza virus ...