A virus has provided a hint of how the Earth's first organisms got things done. Many biologists believe that the earliest forms of life comprised molecules of ribonucleic acid (RNA) - DNA's chemical

Queasy students often pass out during dissecting frogs. However, all that may change. Using a virtual frog program developed at California-based Stanford University, queasy students can examine the

Do not use antibiotics every time you sneeze, researchers at the National Public Health Institute of Finland have advised patients suffering from symptoms of common cold. A new study confirms that

If stress can reactivate latent viruses in mice, it can have the same effect in humans, say American scientists

Beware of the dog, particularly if it is a puppy. Never mind how cute it might be for it could make you seriously ill. That is the message of caution from Clement Ng and his team at the Milwaukee

US researchers take the first step towards preventing outbreaks of the deadly Ebola virus

Doctors in Hong Kong have recen

January 3, and all is not well in Hong Kong. With four people dead, and

Till the time researchers come up with an effective vaccine against A (H5N1), prevention is the only way to avoid the deadly virus. Beyond that, early recognition of infection and specific

A new strain of influenza virus transmitted to humans from chicken is causing panic in Southeast Asia