The public discourse around the origin of the pandemic has increasingly been shaped by political agendas and conspiratorial ...

Common respiratory infections, including Covid-19 and influenza, can awaken dormant breast cancer cells that have spread to ...

Scientists from Washington State University are using and AI model to identify animal populations most likely to spread diseases to humans.

Researchers uncover first direct evidence that respiratory infections can awaken dormant breast cancer cells, setting the ...

H5N1 avian influenza virus was first found infecting cattle in 2024, though its risk of adapting to infect and spread through ...

Influenza viruses like bird flu can mix and match their genomes, and this has played a role in at least three of the last ...

The H5N1 bird flu virus has historically extracted a heavy toll when it infects humans, with nearly half of confirmed cases ...

The H5N1 avian flu is circulating in cows and other mammals. Whether it will make a permanent leap to humans is another ...

By analyzing ancient DNA, scientists determined when, where and how our ancestors got sick from infectious diseases.