Diseases Scientists want to reduce mosquito population. By releasing 20 million mosquitoes July 21, 2017 - Updated on July 24, 2017
Diseases Over one third of all dementia cases could be prevented by actions that begin in childhood July 21, 2017
Diseases Massive simulation of the HIV ‘shell’ reveals new vulnerabilities that we might exploit to eliminate the virus July 19, 2017
Diseases We’re losing the battle with gonorrhea. No clear treatment in sight, and things might get even worse July 10, 2017
Diseases Getting rid of an invasive shrub reduces the number of malaria-spreading mosquitos July 6, 2017
Diseases In the face of rising antibiotic resistance, fungi could be a goldmine for new drugs April 21, 2017
Biology Genetic ‘typos’ may be a more powerful driver of cancer in humans than environmental factors March 29, 2017
Diseases Yellow fever is killing thousands of rare monkeys in Brazil March 27, 2017 - Updated on March 28, 2017
Diseases Edible Ebola vaccine for wild apes could revolutionize how we fight the disease March 11, 2017
Diseases 1962 vaccine breakthrough prevented 4.5 billion cases of polio, measles, rabies, hepatitis A, and many others March 6, 2017
Diseases World Health Organization says these 12 pathogens could change the world as we know it February 28, 2017 - Updated on March 2, 2017
Diseases Five HIV patients are now virus-free thanks to a new vaccine therapy — but success rate is low February 24, 2017
Diseases New treatment effectively kills whipworm — a roundworm which infects 1 billion people February 23, 2017
Diseases Artificial intelligence is just as good at spotting skin cancer as doctors. Could be turned into an app January 27, 2017 - Updated on January 28, 2017
Diseases Medication prevents HIV/AIDS has 92% success rate, but people don’t know about it yet January 23, 2017
Diseases NIH isolates new antibody which neutralizes 98% of HIV strains in lab trials November 17, 2016 - Updated on November 18, 2016
Biology First case of Zika transmitted through touch in Utah was a freak occurrence, paper finds September 30, 2016
Diseases An antibody that clears Alzheimer’s patients’ brains of plaque could be the treatment we’ve been waiting for September 1, 2016
Diseases Hidden Roman graveyard helps track the plague’s evolution from a mild stomach upset to a mass murderer September 1, 2016
Diseases Gonorrhea might soon become untreatable, World Health Organization warns August 31, 2016 - Updated on September 4, 2016
Diseases Zika infection kills brain cells in the adult mouse brain — pandemic might be worse than thought August 18, 2016
