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.

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

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 ...

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

Deadly viruses throughout history From the Ebola to COVID-19, diseases caused by viruses have killed humans throughout history. Viruses are much older than human beings, possibly even older than ...

Even after growing criticism over his racist remarks, President Trump on Wednesday, justified referring novel coronavirus as the "Chinese Virus". "It's not ...

New viruses that are genetically similar to known fatal viruses have been discovered near food sources in a concerning new ...

China’s Yunnan. Two of them are genetically similar to lethal Nipah and Hendra, raising fears of spillover via contaminated ...