1+ hour, 43+ min ago  (758+ words) When a virus jumps to humans from another species, it can seem like a supervillain bent on world domination " especially if it goes on to ignite a pandemic, as many zoonotic viruses have done in recent decades. And yet, despite…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (613+ words) Evidence is mounting that multiple sclerosis (MS) may be triggered by one of the most common viruses in the world. The Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is virtually unavoidable, responsible for what many people refer to as 'kissing disease', otherwise known as…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (390+ words) The smallest QR code in the world is so very tiny that your phone would need an electron microscope to scan it. The matrix barcode covers just 1.977 square micrometers. That's smaller than some bacterial cells or air pollutants. The seven…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (732+ words) Scientists at Microsoft Research in the United States have demonstrated a system called Silica for writing and reading information in ordinary pieces of glass, which can store two million books' worth of data in a thin, palm-sized square. In a…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (702+ words) An outbreak of the deadly Nipah virus in India has put many countries in Asia on high alert, given the fatality rate in humans can be between 40% and 75%. Several countries, including Thailand, Malaysia, and Singapore, have introduced new screening and…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (478+ words) 'Zombie' coronavirus fragments not only help drive inflammation in long-COVID, but also destroy our immune cells. A recent study by an international team of more than 30 authors reveals how the destruction of the virus within our body leaves dangerous protein…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (773+ words) Scientists in Japan have discovered a previously unknown giant virus, offering new insight into this enigmatic category of viruses " and possibly also into the origins of multicellular life. The virus was found infecting an amoeba in a freshwater pond near…...

3+ mon, 2+ hour ago  (742+ words) Not enough young men are getting vaccinated against the human papillomavirus (HPV), and in some nations, it may be undermining the elimination of cervical cancer. If more boys receive the Gardasil vaccine, researchers at the University of Maryland in the…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (844+ words) A German man remains in remission from HIV an incredible six years after he received a stem cell transplant to treat an aggressive form of leukemia. The seventh known HIV patient to achieve long-term remission, the patient known as Berlin…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago  (698+ words) One of the world's most common viral infections could underlie virtually every case of lupus, according to a recent study providing the strongest evidence yet for a link. The research, led by scientists at Stanford University, has found that the…...