The mosquito of greatest concern is widespread in Australia and closely associated with suburban areas. Commonly known as the Australian backyard mosquito, Aedes notoscriptus is a nuisance-biting pest ...

Bats are reservoirs for several zoonotic viruses, such as Ebola and coronaviruses. These pathogens can spread to humans ...

Researchers identify how Marburg virus can efficiently infect human cells, using cryo-EM to demonstrate entry.

Bacteria and the viruses that infect them are perpetually at war. Their deadly clashes push both kinds of microbes to evolve ...

In a new study, bats lap up vaccine-laced saline or chow down on vaccine-carrying mosquitoes. Will that have any impact on the flying mammal's immune system?

Constant exposure to diverse diseases is an occupational hazard for all healthcare workers, especially those who work with children. Scientists have now plumbed the immune systems of pediatricians to ...

MS may be driven by Epstein-Barr virus reactivation in the brain. MS patients show high levels of EBV-fighting CD8 T-cells in spinal fluid. Targeting EBV could offer a new treatment strategy for MS. A ...

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A team led by investigators at Mass General Brigham and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute has shown that a single injection of an oncolytic virus—a genetically modified virus that selectively infects and ...

A new breakthrough study led by researchers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities could explain why patients with the same genetic sickle cell mutation experience different levels of pain, organ ...

New research suggests that Epstein-Barr virus may actively provoke the immune system in people with multiple sclerosis. Scientists found large buildups of virus-targeting immune cells in the nervous ...

Scott Gottlieb is a former commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration. He serves on the boards of Pfizer and United Health Care. When I was 33, I discovered a squishy lump beneath my left arm.