A public health expert explains why tick-borne diseases are on the rise, what they are, and how to keep yourself and loved ...

Studies of genetics conducted in yeast cells, human neurons, mice or other model systems often reveal networks of genes that ...

Eyewitness videos show the moment powerful earthquakes struck Venezuela and the destruction of their aftermath. The two ...

Discover 6 animals that can detect diseases in humans - from dogs sniffing cancer with 93% accuracy to microscopic worms used ...

In recent decades, scientists and public health experts have increasingly examined how human interactions with wildlife and ecosystems can contribute to the emergence of infectious diseases. Two human ...

These diseases usually cause mild symptoms (or none at all), but they can have more serious complications in certain people.

In today’s highly interconnected world where human, animal, and environmental health are deeply related, novel disease detection methods are crucial. Identifying emerging and re-emerging diseases at ...

A parasitic tapeworm causing echinococcosis has been detected for the first time in West Coast wildlife, found in 37 of 100 ...

Researchers from the University of Florida Emerging Pathogens Institute and Texas A&M University recently gathered their resources to investigate the potential of vector-borne transmission of Chagas ...

Thanks to detailed genetic, cellular, biophysical and clinical studies, the role of mitochondria in diverse biological contexts has undergone a renaissance in recent years, increasing our appreciation ...

Nova Scotia duck tolling retrievers like this one can inherit a form of Addison's disease, in which the immune system attacks adrenal glands. UC Davis researchers have now identified a gene variant ...

An already known virus found across global aquaculture species has been associated with a human eye disease for the first ...