A survey of 351 outpatients at a Sri Lankan tertiary care hospital found that most prefer physicians in scrubs and...

Varicella zoster virus, the neurotropic herpesvirus behind chickenpox and shingles, has long been known to hide silently in sensory neurons...

Scientists in India have shown that a single, largely overlooked structural protein of SARS-CoV-2 can, entirely on its own, assemble...

Researchers report that metformin, one of the most widely prescribed drugs in the world, can dial down the runaway inflammatory...

Cyclic GMP-AMP synthase, better known as cGAS, has long been portrayed as a straightforward molecular tripwire: an enzyme that waits...

In a striking demonstration of how quickly bacteria can reshape themselves inside a single human body, researchers in Mexico have...

In a striking reminder that even century-old vaccines can turn dangerous in the right — or rather, wrong — genetic...

A silent liver-destroying virus continues to spread across the United States at an accelerating pace, even though the drugs that...

Chicken infectious anemia virus (CIAV), one of the most damaging immunosuppressive pathogens in global poultry production, is undergoing an aggressive...

Respiratory syncytial virus, known widely as RSV, has long been thought of as a disease of infancy, yet its burden...