A combination of human pedigree analysis and fruit fly genetics has identified a gene variant that appears to prevent PIGA-CDG, a rare but serious seizure disorder. The findings could ultimately lead ...

As cases of seasonal influenza surge, health officials are closely monitoring a growing threat—the potential fusion of human and bird flu strains.

Each year, flu experts from around the world gather to map out recommendations for next winter's flu vaccine. This year, it's ...

Bosnia has reported an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza, the World Organisation for Animal Health said on Tuesday, as a seasonal wave of the disease known as bird flu continues in ...

A dairy worker in Nevada has contracted a new strain of the bird flu. Here's what we know about the D1.1 genotype bird flu strain. The Central Nevada Health District confirmed the infection in a news ...

The newer variant of avian influenza that recently infected dairy cattle in Nevada has a genetic change that’s thought to ...

That's the way one scientist puts it — referring to how infected wild birds survive long enough to spread it to birds and ...

Ohio has been seeing a resurgence of influenza in recent weeks as hospitals in the Dayton region are reporting long wait times for their emergency rooms. Hospitals locally and throughout Ohio are also ...

A federal judge who already questioned the constitutionality of President Donald Trump’s birthright citizenship executive ...

The bill would implement a moratorium for a decade. “I am not against vaccination in any way,” the freshman lawmaker said.

Both of the companies have modified pig genes to reduce the risk of organ rejection and improve compatibility with human ...

In early December 2024, a group of researchers published an article in the journal Science, entitled “A single mutation in ...