Coronaviruses have found another door into human cells, and it is one that scientists were not watching. A bat virus isolated from heart-nosed bats in Kenya can latch onto a human protein called ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. Recent COVID-19 variants, including the Cicada variant, have been associated with a sharp throat ache, sometimes called “razor blade ...

Huan Yan is in the State Key Laboratory of Virology and Biosafety, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei 430072, China. Tackling this question is difficult because ...

The best time to get an infection might be after a meal, suggest experiments in mice and humans that found that certain immune cells, known as T cells, seem to get a boost from food. The findings, ...

From Iran to Tri-State: Woman honors father's legacy through mission with trees For Safa Sarvestani, olive trees symbolize far more than nature. They represent resilience and peace. Cincinnati ...

Helen Branswell covers issues broadly related to infectious diseases, including outbreaks, preparedness, research, and vaccine development. Follow her on Mastodon and Bluesky. You can reach Helen on ...

Health officials say multiple respiratory illnesses are circulating in Iowa, with flu, COVID-19, and RSV activity all reported as high. State surveillance data tracks respiratory virus activity each ...

The over-the-counter nasal spray azelastine may reduce your risk of COVID-19, according to one study. Azelastine may also shorten how long you’re sick and reduce your risk of other viruses like the ...