Toxoplasma gondii poses serious risks during pregnancy and to those with weakened immune systems, and Clinicians must ...

Over 60% of human infectious diseases come from animals. Learn what zoonotic diseases are, how they are transmitted, and why ...

Animals play an important role in our lives, but some also carry diseases that can spread to humans, known as zoonotic ...

When teenagers or adults do get hand, foot and mouth disease, symptoms are usually mild or may not appear at all. Some adults ...

An investigation of borealpox cases in Alaska determined that the virus is likely being spread from small mammals like voles ...

Understanding the exposome reveals how environmental factors influence health through epigenetics and oxidative stress, ...

Computer scientist and futurist Ray Kurzweil believes humanity will achieve “longevity escape velocity” in just four years. The concept basically states that due to medical and technological advances, ...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, at least 450,000 people in the US have alpha-gal syndrome — a tickborne allergy to red meat — while many others have never heard of the ...

The recent death of Betsy Arakawa, the wife of the late actor Gene Hackman, due to hantavirus has brought urgent attention to this serious disease. In the world of infectious diseases, hantavirus ...

STARBASE, Texas — During a presentation, SpaceX CEO and founder Elon Musk shared how he plans to use Starship to reach the planet Mars, and how in a few short years, there is a chance humans could ...