Infectious/emerging diseases
A new model suggests that many more mammal species than was previously known could host the creation of novel coronaviruses.
The finding illustrates the value of regular weather observations made by commercial airplanes.
A vaccine could confer long-term protection even if a natural infection does not.
The animals have evolved an immune system that doesn’t cause as much inflammation.
The new Nobel Prize for hepatitis C follows Blumberg's 1976 Nobel for hepatitis B. Both discoveries helped make blood transfusions safe.
The research that won this year's Nobel Prize in medicine has saved millions of lives, but it has not yet led to a vaccine.
3 Share Physiology or Medicine Nobel for Discovering the Hepatitis C Virus
The unprecedented pace of scientific progress on Covid-19 builds on groundbreaking discoveries from the past.
A month’s worth of cool science stories, summed up.
A new study shows how self-imposed COVID prevention measures like hand-washing and mask-wearing work to prevent a large outbreak -- if they happen fast.