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Tiny new robots are proving to be life-saving tools in the fight against cancer. As first reported in the journal Nature, scientists at Durham University in England, in collaboration with researchers at Rice and North Carolina...

Mass deaths might not be all bad, because local die-offs could help to ensure the survival of the species as a whole

From Eurekalert Public Release: 2-Aug-2017 University of Liverpool The impact of climate change on the emergence and spread of infectious diseases could be greater than previously thought, according to new research by the...

Lyme disease is a growing issue in the United States. Since the 1990's, the number of cases has more than doubled. Scientists at a laboratory associated with the University of Massachusetts (UMass) Medical School are working...

Humans have fought viruses for centuries. We struck a temporary winning blow with the discovery of penicillin, but now we're watching bacteria develop antibiotic resistance. But what if we were exposed to viruses that have...

When raindrops hit the ground, they throw microbes into the air in aerosols – with possible implications for the climate, agriculture and diseases

The 70 million year old dinosaur must have lived in pain as it had septic arthritis, an especially nasty form of the disease caused by infection

Last Friday, health officials announced that the first death related to Zika has occurred in the continental US. An elderly patient in Utah had tested positive for Zika virus after traveling to an affected region, but because...

Eighty-percent of infectious diseases are transmitted by touch, which makes hand hygiene one of the most effective ways to prevent the spread of infection...

Forget the great recession. According to the world’s largest chocolatiers, we’re about to enter a great chocolate depression, and it's our own fault. The Washington Post reports that Mars Inc. and Barry Callebaut have...

The agarikon is one of the largest, oldest-living mushrooms in the world, and at least one scientist believes it holds the key for a cure to tuberculosis – along with many other illnesses...

The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday that the recent Ebola outbreak that started in March of this year is accelerating at an alarming rate and could affect more than 20,000 people before it is contained...

  The Chesapeake Bay was formed eighteen thousand years ago when glacial melting generated sea level rise that flooded the Susquehanna River Valley...

A rare skin infection contracted through touching contaminated seafood has afflicted at least 30 people in the New York City area. Health officials are warning New Yorkers to avoid touching raw fish and seafood at Asian markets...

French scientists recently announced that a giant virus uncovered in the Siberian permafrost has been thawed and revived. The virus, which is harmless to humans, had been trapped in the ice for more than 30,000 years. After...