New treatments to cut the global death rate from dengue, Zika and West Nile viruses could result from research led by The...
Identifying COVID-19 infections has become more reliable with the release of the National Measurement Institute (NMI)’s new reference standard for the SARS-CoV-2...
An experimental Alzheimer’s disease treatment is proving effective at treating some of the most persistent, life-threatening antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
Two international studies have shed light on why the virus that causes COVID-19 is so infectious compared to other SARS viruses.
Australian researchers have discovered the gut microbiome – a complex ecosystem of microorganisms made up of bacteria, viruses, fungi and other life...
Scarlet fever is on the rise worldwide, after being almost eradicated by the 1940s.
Scientists are one step closer to winning the fight against sepsis, a disease that each year kills one in five or 11...
A gene that helps to control inflammation increases the risk of obesity and could be turned off in mice to stop weight...
More than one quarter of asthma patients have been prescribed potentially dangerous amounts of steroid tablets, with researchers warning this puts them...