While it was a long-standing belief that the young and healthy were equally vulnerable to the 1918 spanish flu, a new study shows that this was not the case. Read to learn more.
In the study, researchers were able to restrict the spread of bird flu among chickens by performing gene editing on a small section of their DNA. Read to learn more.
The newly updated COVID-19 vaccines offer enhanced protection for individuals of all ages. Check out the top 10 things you need to know in this article.
Thanks to the scientists' COVID-19 mRNA vaccines, millions were saved, COVID-19 severity was hampered, the disease's general burden was reduced, and societies got to open once more. Read to learn more.
New South Wales Health reports consecutive weeks of the unusual surge of Human Metapneumovirus cases, posing higher risks to vulnerable populations. Continue reading to learn more.
Researchers studied sediment from the Mariana Trench, Earth's deepest point, finding a novel bacteriophage in their analysis. Check it out in this article.
RNA sequences of yellow fever virus show the route of the pathogen from the Amazon region to the densely populated areas of south Brazil. Find out more about it in this article.
A new variant of COVID-19 virus has been spotted in several countries and has put scientists on alert due to its unusually high number of mutations. Find out more about it in this article.
The UK invests £65 million in a vaccine facility against 'Disease X,' an escalating global threat identified by WHO. Check out this article to learn more details.