From the mid-1910s to the 1930s, a mysterious "sleeping sickness" struck over 1 million people around the world, causing ...

When your immune system detects harmful microbes, your body raises its internal temperature to create a hostile environment. Turning up the heat suppresses the proliferation of invaders. In short, the ...

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute and UCL have analyzed ancient DNA from Borrelia recurrentis, a type of bacteria that causes relapsing fever, pinpointing when it evolved to spread through ...

Twelve people on a family vacation in Costa Rica in December 2024 were sickened with histoplasmosis when they came in contact ...