Biologists have uncovered a new mode of communication inside cells that helps bacterial pathogens learn how to evade drugs.

A growing body of research suggests that everything from the shape of your lungs to how you enunciate your Ts and Ks could make you a flu superspreader.

Infections are believed to be caused by fruit contaminated with the faeces, urine or saliva of infected fruit bats ...

Desert dust storms carry harmful bacteria from western India to the Himalayas, altering airborne microbes and increasing risks of respiratory, skin, and gastrointestinal infections in high-altitude ...

In a university news release, senior author Donald Milton, MD, DrPH, of UM, said, “Our results suggest that portable air ...

Recent reports of Nipah virus (NiV) infections in West Bengal, India, have reignited global concern, prompting public health authorities to prioritize research into this high-mortality pathogen. In ...

The ubiquitous Epstein-Barr virus is increasingly being linked to conditions like multiple sclerosis and lupus. But why do ...

Researchers warn that free-living amoebas, microscopic organisms thriving in soil and water, are spreading globally due to ...

From a 5,500-year-old human shin bone, scientists have discovered a close cousin of the pathogen that causes syphilis, ...

India's health ministry has clarified that there are two cases of confirmed Nipah virus in West Bengal amid reports that five ...

Nipah virus is a zoonotic disease that can be transmitted from animals including pigs and fruit bats to humans. It can also ...

Health authorities are implementing rigorous testing and monitoring to contain the outbreak and enhance public health ...