Cases of dengue – a mosquito-borne viral disease – have steadily increased in the last 50 years, predominantly in the South-East Asian coun...

The virus was initially discovered in bats in Russia two years ago and thought to be harmless to people, but a closer scrutiny recently in ...

When given as an intraperitoneal injection or a nasal dose, it protected mice from SARS-CoV-2 illness, as measured by maintenance of body w...

Researchers from the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology discovered various mutations not included in existing databases and even a n...

As per the study, one of the strains of the virus can morph itself which helps it evade the immune system of the human host.

London, June 25 (IANS) Scientists have recovered the first historic genomes from a bacterium that causes syphilis -- a sexually transmitted...

London, March 11 (IANS) Malaria infections might be brought under control by managing the eating habits of infected people or animals, as a...

Toronto, Jan 5 (IANS) The DNA analysis of the remains of a 16th century mummy has confirmed that the complex Hepatitis B virus (HBV) has ex...

London, June 19 (IANS) Researchers have developed a system which can generate electricity from urine -- enough to charge a mobile phone -- ...

London, June 19 (IANS) Researchers have developed a system which can generate electricity from urine -- enough to charge a mobile phone -- ...

Researchers discovered how three fungal diseases have evolved into a lethal threat to bananas - one of the world's top five staple foods.

Studies show that when a mosquito bites an infected person, the ability of the virus to spread throughout the Wolbachia-infected insect's t...

Monkeys found in Asia harbour diverse viruses which are known to cause infectious gastroenteritis or diarrhoea in humans.

When it comes to vaccinating their babies, bees don't have a choice - they naturally immunise their offspring against specific diseases fou...

When it comes to vaccinating their babies, bees don't have a choice - they naturally immunise their offspring against specific diseases.

The researchers found proof that Streptococcus pneumoniae, the leading cause of community-acquired pneumonia, actually physically damages t...

The study says that a cocktail of AMA1 proteins from only a few different strains can overcome major limitations of an earlier designed ver...