The most famous HERV embedded in human and animal genomes, syncytin, is a gene derived from an ancient retrovirus that plays an important role in the formation of the placenta. Pregnancy in all ...

If you buy through a BGR link, we may earn an affiliate commission, helping support our expert product labs. An ancient zombie virus has been revived after being frozen for almost 50,000 years.

A pet food company has recalled one lot of its raw chicken pet food after it was linked to bird flu infections detected in ...

Very few humans have gone up against bird flu. But we've all dealt with seasonal flu for years. Some of our immune systems ...

Very few humans have gone up against bird flu. But we've all dealt with seasonal flu for years. Some of our immune systems ...

Five years after the novel coronavirus emerged, historians see echoes of other great illnesses, and legacies that are unlike ...

For over a century, scientists have analyzed the vast microbial world within the human body. They’ve found bacteria, fungi, ...

The risk of developing MS and other demyelinating diseases is 3 times greater in individuals diagnosed with EBV-positive IM.

Previous exposures to older flu strains prime the immune system to produce antibodies against bird flu (H5N1).

Quacks and frauds took advantage of limited scientific knowledge of individuals and led people to question the safety of vaccines. No serious study has ever questioned their safety or effectiveness.

The state's Democratic Congressional representatives are calling on the CDC to be more transparent with its response to Texas ...

March 13th marks five years since an emergency declaration was issued in 2020 for the unfolding COVID-19 outbreak. But it's far from the only deadly virus to impact the Port City over the years.