A collaboration between the Ragon Institute and the Jameel Clinic at MIT has achieved a significant milestone in leveraging ...

A pandemic is not inevitable, scientists say. But the outbreak has passed worrisome milestones in recent weeks, including ...

The human genome encodes potentially thousands of tiny proteins that were previously overlooked. The search is on to find out ...

Dec. 13, 2024 — Influenza or flu virus remains infectious in refrigerated raw milk for up to five days, according to a new study. The findings come at a time when outbreaks of bird flu -- a ...

JERUSALEM - Israeli scientists have discovered a unique genetic mechanism that provides human cells with efficient protection against viruses, the Israel Institute of Technology (Technion ...

The isolation of influenza virus 80 years ago in 1933 very quickly led to the development of the first generation of live-attenuated vaccines. The first inactivated influenza vaccine was ...

The authors are grateful to the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR-CCMB), India, for encouragement and support for this work. NIH Awards (R37DA025576; R01MH085259) also support SK ...

Jan. 28, 2025 — A team of stem cell scientists have successfully used embryonic stem cell engineering to create a bi-paternal mouse -- a mouse with two male parents -- that lived until adulthood.

Kate Colby, MPH, is a public health expert with extensive experience in infectious disease epidemiology. Marley Hall is a writer and fact-checker for Health.com specializing in medical and health ...