University of Cambridge scientists have used human stem cells to create three-dimensional embryo-like structures that ...

By examining genomic variation more closely, scientists can now identify new disease connections with greater speed and accuracy. For centuries, scientists have recognized that certain illnesses can ...

The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus.

A Spelunker Thought She Found Trash in a Cave. It Was Actually Evidence of a Lost Civilization.

The modified common cold viruses behind high-profile COVID-19 vaccine candidates from China's CanSino Biologics and Russia's Gamaleya Institute have been studied for decades, but are still not widely ...

Viruses easily spread between humans through coughs, needles, and sex. Animals can also infect humans through infected feces, blood, and tissue.

According to estimates, about a third of the world's population is infected with the single-celled parasite Toxoplasma gondii ...

The idea that a single-celled bacterium can defend itself against viruses in a similar way as the 1.8-trillion-cell human ...

Groundbreaking new tests reveal patterns in our immune systems that can signal underlying disease and tell us how well we ...

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Understanding the interaction between immune cells and cancer cells has important implications for cancer immunotherapies, including checkpoint inhibitor drugs and cell-based therapies, as well as ...