Virginia Tech researchers discovered six new rodent carriers of hantavirus and identified U.S. hotspots, highlighting the ...

You have this convergence of crises,” says Dr. Angelle Desiree LaBeaud. Here’s what that means and how she and others are ...

Microbiomes are organisms found in our bodies with potential as an alternative to antibiotics - and set to be global health ...

Melting Arctic ice increases human and animal interactions, raising the risk of infectious disease spread. Researchers urge ...

Some of these cancerous mutations in DNA are inherited, while others arise from errors that occur as a cell divides.

The international community has a golden opportunity to start reining in the escalating, mostly ignored global burden of ...

The Hood River County Health Department confirmed April 14 that two people have died from a mad cow-like illness called Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.

Researchers have successfully employed an algorithm to identify potential mutations which increase disease risk in the noncoding regions our DNA, which make up the vast majority of the human genome.

Green iguanas in captivity are known carriers of E. coli and salmonella bacteria. In a study of captive green iguanas in ...

Disease X, a term shrouded in mystery and caution, represents not a specific illness but a placeholder for the unexpected, a ...

Sometimes, there may be anatomical or structural causes. Research suggests a smaller clitoris size, farther from the vaginal opening, occurs in some people who don't have orgasms. This also may affect ...

The recipients of this year’s Canada Gairdner Awards reveal that a full understanding of human disease begins at the most basic level. Here’s how this year’s laureates have affected both the ...