After pulling out of the World Health Organization, the Trump administration is proposing spending $2 billion a year to ...

Closely related to Ebola, the Marburg virus causes severe hemorrhagic fever with a high fatality rate. With no widely ...

Colorectal cancer is one of the most common types of cancer in the Western world and a leading cause of cancer-related deaths. Age, diet and lifestyle are known risk factors. However, in most cases we ...

A virus that is big enough to be seen under an ordinary light microscope co-opts its host’s systems with the help of ...

A giant virus discovered in Japan is adding fuel to the provocative idea that viruses helped create complex life. Named ushikuvirus, it infects amoebae and shows unique traits that connect different ...

In a cave in Romania, scientists found a bacterial strain entombed in ice that is resistant to 10 modern antibiotics. But it may also help fight superbugs.

Fred Hutch Cancer Center scientists reached a crucial milestone in blocking Epstein Barr virus (EBV), a pathogen estimated to ...

Tommy Lee Jones’ late daughter, Victoria Jones, was found dead at age 34 on New Year’s Day in January 2026. A spokesperson for the San Francisco Fire Department confirmed to Us Weekly on January 1, ...

In 1900, Dr Jesse Lazear died after being bitten by a mosquito carrying yellow fever, helping prove the disease was ...