The same genes that affect diseases in our mouths may be linked to other diseases, including certain types of cancer.

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A(H5N1) is a strain of the avian influenza virus that primarily affects birds, particularly poultry. HPAI A(H5N1)  is a highly contagious and deadly virus that can cause severe illness and death in birds, including chickens, ducks, geese, and turkeys.

BACKGROUND The dramatic global impact of the coronavirus pandemic has increased consideration on epidemiological progressions of pandemics. Measures implemented to reduce viral transmission have been largely historical comparable in nature with the 1918 H1N1 influenza pandemic, demons...

U.S. health officials want to make COVID-19 vaccinations more like the annual flu shot.

A review of the cumulative body of evidence...

Three juvenile grizzly bears found disoriented and suffering from neurological issue such as partial blindness tested positive for avian flu, Montana wildlife officials confirmed Tuesday.

In October 2022, an outbreak in Europe of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A(H5N1) in intensively farmed minks occurred in northwest Spain. A single mink farm hosting more than 50,000 minks was involved.

Chinese drugmaker Sinopharm said that its mRNA COVID-19 vaccine against the Omicron variant has received government approval on Thursday to begin clinical trials.The company has built a 2 billion dose annual capacity production line in Shanghai and will...

A newly-designed peptide can suppress the damaging lung inflammation seen in acute respiratory distress syndrome, or ARDS.

Three grizzly bears were euthanized in Montana after they became ill and tested positive for the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus, according to the state's Department of Fish, Wildlife & Parks.

The rapid widespread Omicron subvariant BA.5 of SARS-CoV-2 has become a potential imminent pandemic threat, but available vaccines lack high efficacy against this subvariant. Thus, it is urgent to ...

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has announced plans to downgrade the legal status of COVID-19 to the equivalent of seasonal influenza in the spring, a move that would further relax...

Toddlers instinctively bond with and help dogs, especially those trying to get out-of-reach treats and toys.

The unique genetics of the Australian black swan leaves the species vulnerable to viral illnesses such as avian flu, new research has revealed.

The seasonal influenza vaccine programs in many regions aimed to protect most vulnerable population, but current trivalent influenza vaccine does not provide sufficient effectiveness among people under high risk for severe outcome of the influenza.

Many homebound older adults canceled medically necessary home-based health care services out of fear of getting COVID-19, research finds.

The announcement will cover some 1.2 billion people living in 45 low-income countries.

Labour said the Government has ‘failed to grip this crisis’.

New research sheds light on microscopic training grounds that allow B cells to perfect the antibodies they use against viruses and bacteria.

The last HIV vaccine in a late-stage trial has failed, researchers announced, dealing yet another blow to the efforts to end the HIV/AIDS pandemic.

A new study describes that tight transmission bottlenecks restrict the evolution of SARS-CoV-2 in the transmission chain. SARS-CoV-2 is the causative pathogen of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The experimental mRNA vaccine is about 84 percent effective against the sometimes deadly virus.