Alberto Ascherio and Stephen Hauser were recognized for their work uncovering the role of B cells and Epstein Barr virus in ...

Whooping cough, also known as pertussis, was formerly a leading cause of death in children in the United States and around the world before vaccines were introduced in the 1940s. In the decades since, ...

A key to antibiotic resistance might be the use of viruses to kill bacteria, however, the systems that bacteria employ to defense themselves against viruses are unknown. Understanding these systems ...

I keep hearing about the complications that can happen when you have the measles and how they can land you in the hospital. I ...

Residents of Bayelsa State heaved a sigh of relief as the World Health Organisation (WHO) recently commenced mass vaccination against cholera.Several communities in the state had been recently ravaged ...

People are demanding more efficient, readily available and non-physical services wherever digital technology is applicable.

Once considered obscure or opportunistic, invasive fungal infections are now surfacing with alarming frequency - and in ...

About 90 per cent of chickens bought in UK supermarkets are Frankenchickens and this has serious implications for the Britons ...

Providers are getting a crash course in how to recognize and treat an infection as the virus tears through Texas and New Mexico.

Whooping cough, or pertussis, was once a leading cause of death for children in the U.S. and worldwide before the ...

Allergies and sinus infections can cause many similar symptoms, such as nasal congestion. However, the conditions have ...

"It's a mystery why young organisms don't evolve stronger disease resistance because getting sick early in life can be deadly," said study co-author Emily Bruns, an assistant professor of biology at ...