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Viruses, like movie villains, operate in one of two ways: chill or kill. They can lay low, quietly infiltrating the body's defenses, or go on the attack, exploding out of hiding and firing in all directions. Viral attacks are almost always…

A new study by researchers at the University of British Columbia (UBC) and BC Children's Hospital shows the sugar sialic acid, which makes up part of the protective intestinal mucus layer, fuels disease-causing bacteria in the gut. The…

NEW DELHI: China engineered Covid-19 as a "bioweapon" to purposely infect people, a researcher at Wuhan Institute of Virology claimed.In an exclusive interview, Chao Shao, a researcher from Wuhan claimed that his colleagues were given four…

This representational picture shows a man using a disinfectant on his electronic device. — Unsplash/FileMany people have used disinfectants to sanitise their homes and workplaces; particularly since the advent of the coronavirus…

A bird flu strain that claimed the life of a schoolgirl in Cambodia has evolved to better infect human cells, in a worrying sign.Scientists on the ground who made the discovery said the finding 'needs to be treated with the utmost…

As COVID sweeps China, India is strengthening its COVID policies, despite no significant or worrisome increase in cases. The new BF.7 variant of Omicron, which is driving the COVID wave in China, has officially arrived in India with as many…

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A new SARS-CoV-2-like virus discovered in Russian bats is capable of infecting humans, and is resistant to current vaccines against COVID-19, a study has found. A team lead by researchers at Washington State University (WSU), US, found…

A recently discovered virus in a Russian bat that is similar to SARS-CoV-2, the virus behind COVID-19, is likely capable of infecting humans and, if it were to spillover, is resistant to current vaccines. A team lead by researchers in…

A fungus that is a common cause of fungal meningitis undergoes a remarkable transformation once it enters the body, allowing it to infect the brain, according to new research by scientists at University of Utah Health. Studies in mice show…