A contagious new COVID-19 variant called NB.1.8.1, aka "Nimbus," is now dominant in the United States, CDC data show. What to know about symptoms and vaccines.

Although the avian flu (H5N1) virus may not be making the news as frequently, it is still working hard behind the scenes, ...

The CDC has ended its H5N1 bird flu emergency response, but experts urge continued vigilance as the virus remains a threat ...

Parkinson's disease occurs when brain cells that produce an important hormone called dopamine begin to die off or become ...

A usually harmless virus might be an environmental trigger or contributor to Parkinson’s disease, a new study suggests. Researchers at Northwestern Medicine developed a tool called ‘ViroFind,’ which ...

Parkinson's disease is a neurogenerative disease that affects more than 1 million people in the U.S. While some cases are ...

Researchers from the University of Sydney have developed a system that mimics natural selection inside living mammalian cells ...

Researchers at Northwestern Medicine have discovered that a virus that has flown under the radar for years might be a potential contributor to the neurodegenerative disorder.

In the ongoing fight against HIV, scientists have taken a new step toward long-term control of the virus. Researchers have ...

The University of Minnesota is stepping up efforts to identify biological threats that could trigger an epidemic, launching ...

The White House replaced the federal government’s hub for news and updates on COVID-19 with a website saying the virus leaked out of a Chinese lab.

Researchers have discovered that the herpes virus reshapes the human genome’s architecture, rearranging its shape in three-dimensional space so that HSV-1 can access host genes most useful for its ...