As the world heats up, vast numbers of microbes frozen in vast amounts of ice are set to thaw. We must prepare ...

Scientists at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have uncovered a surprising way in which harmful bacteria prepare to attack ...

This finding opens the door to broader research into how many different pathogens regulate their harmful activities.

DNA found in museum pieces could provide a unique opportunity to study the history and spread of infectious diseases, ...

You have this convergence of crises,” says Dr. Angelle Desiree LaBeaud. Here’s what that means and how she and others are ...

Here's why there are such a wide variety of symptoms associated with meningitis and why not every form of meningitis is ...

Outbreaks of bird flu and other viruses are rising fast. Here’s why it’s happening—and how you can stay informed, protected, ...

Israeli scientists have identified a critical mechanism bacteria use to activate disease-causing genes, offering new ...

Human history was forever changed with the discovery of antibiotics in 1928. Infectious diseases such as pneumonia, ...

Bacteria are also "promiscuous," easily exchanging ... Council issued a report that noted that pathogen release of infectious disease from thawing permafrost was one among various ways climate ...

Melting Arctic ice increases human and animal interactions, raising the risk of infectious disease spread. Researchers urge ...

Not surprisingly, finding the magic bullet has become the holy grail for Alzheimer’s researchers. But it’s proving to be an ...