Even in death, cells leave a trace. Scientists have discovered a microscopic “Footprint of Death” that not only helps the immune system clean up but can also give viruses a new way to spread infection ...

In a groundbreaking study, scientists have discovered more than 100 new human viruses in 252 different gut microbes, ...

Scientists armed bacteria with cancer-killing viruses that infiltrate tumors, evade immunity, and attack from within.

Using CRISPR-based genetic engineering, the team further identified mutations in viral genes that prevent activation, ...

New research found that gene therapy for children with "bubble boy disease," or SCID, was successful in 95% of trial participants.

Health officials in China are monitoring a new flu variant amid concerns about its potential to spread.

Hundreds of new viruses living inside bacteria within our gut have been discovered in an international study led by Professor ...

But recently, scientists took inspiration for such a super drug from a quiet corner of the medical world: The small subset of ...

A nurse noted that the inmate was "in quiet form" and had no fever, despite complaining of a sore throat and fatigue ...

Dogs can't catch human colds but they have common infections of their own like kennel cough, dog flu, and upper respiratory ...

The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus.