Two molecules found in various plants, including one extracted from birch, could prevent viruses as formidable as HIV, Ebola, ...

In August 2024, the World Health Organization declared a second "Public Health Emergency of International Concern" for mpox.

The virus, spread by ticks, can cause a disease that leads to swelling of the brain and permanent health problems in half of severe cases.

Scientists have known that major outbreaks often originate in wildlife – swine flu, avian flu and even SARS-CoV-2 all started ...

A Tiverton-based engineer has been lending his support to a grassroots campaign in Sierra Leone as the country grapples with ...

An analysis of mpox virus genomes from individuals infected between 2018 and 2023 has provided insights into how the virus ...

Recruitment initiated into the Phase 2 opaganib plus darolutamide study in patients with advanced prostate cancer, sponsored ...

In the shadows of Python Cave, Uganda, a leopard leaps from a guano mound—formed by bat excrement—and sinks its teeth into a ...

In the time before widespread vaccination, young children often lost their lives to devastating infectious diseases that ran ...

Scientists have discovered 20 new bat viruses in China, including strains related to Nipah and Hendra, raising global health ...

FIVE years on, the origins of Covid-19 continue to confound health experts. How the pandemic that killed 20 million people ...