Tantalizing notions of long life, even immortality, have always been part of human consciousness, recurring in religion, literature, cinema, music, even consumer goods.The opening chapters of the Old ...

In a lab at Rockefeller University in New York, a mouse squeaks. But this is no ordinary squeak. It is a strange, complex ...

A genetic mutation found in two human patients with schizophrenia also increased schizophrenia-related behaviors in mice with the same mutation, a rare finding of a direct genetic link to psychosis, ...

When it comes to the potential of H5N1 avian flu, otherwise known as bird flu, picking up mutations that may lead to human-to ...

A recent study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that was supposed to be made public weeks ago, but was ...

Amidst surging respiratory illnesses and previously controlled diseases like tuberculosis making alarming comebacks, a new ...

A mutation of bird flu virus, which is able to enhance the ability of the infection to infect mammals, has been identified in Sakhalin region of the Russian Federation, reports Rospotrebnadzor.

The mystery surrounding the origins of human language continues to intrigue the scientific community. The ability to ...

A new strain of bird flu has been detected on a duck farm in California. The World Organisation for Animal Health reported the outbreak of the new strain, H5N9, earlier this week.

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) has entered a concerning new phase, demonstrating its adaptability by spreading from ...

After a different strain of bird flu was recently found in cattle for the first time, experts reveal what this means in our fight against the virus.