The gut bacterium Bacteroides fragilis has long presented researchers with a paradox. It has been associated with colorectal cancer, yet it also lives quite happily in most healthy people. A study by ...
The horrors of Covid-19 pandemic are still fresh in our minds, even though a few years have passed ever since. One lesson which the world has learnt from the 2020-2021 pandemic is that precaution is ...
On Monday, director general of the World Health Organization Dr. Margaret Chan declared the mosquito-borne Zika virus to be an international public health emergency. Chan made a particular point of ...
Almost all cases of cervical cancer are caused by infection with oncogenic types of human papillomavirus (HPV). Human ...
Over the past three years, bird flu — caused by the avian influenza A (H5N1) virus — has extended its reach around the U.S. and across many species. The virus arrived in wild birds, but it has now ...
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Dec. 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Norovirus cases are climbing just as holiday travel peaks, with 122 million Americans projected to be on the move through January 1. Responsible for ...