SARS-CoV-2 has been evolving the ability to evade the immune system about twice as fast as the fastest-evolving flu virus. It averages more than a dozen significant changes every year.
Frequent mutations of SARS-CoV-2 have reduced the effectiveness of vaccines, highlighting the need for mutation-resistant ...
Monkeys infected with Ebola can be cured with a pill, according to a new study out Friday that could pave the way for more practical, affordable treatments in humans.First identified in 1976 and ...
Five years after the World Health Organization declared a global pandemic, there has been progress — and backsliding in the ...
Measles outbreaks in West Texas and New Mexico now have nearly 300 cases in total. Two unvaccinated people have died from ...
As the coronavirus spread, researchers worldwide scrambled to find ways to keep people safe. Some efforts were misguided.
Scientists at the University of Maryland are researching the science behind avian influenza, or bird flu. Dr. Andrew Broadbent, a researcher and professor at the University of Maryland, says the best ...
The man’s case didn’t give rise to any widespread variant, but it gave Gupta, with his HIV evolution background, the idea ...
The virus that causes COVID-19 continues to mutate. Scientists say that's likely to continue indefinitely, and the virus will ...
Simultaneous outbreaks of norovirus, birdflu, influenza, COVID-19 and respiratory syncytial virus are occurring across the ...
We’ve learned a lot about COVID-19 over the last five years, but big questions remain. Recent federal actions may hinder the disease’s management.