Gold nanoparticles are only effective in strengthening optical signals when the nanoparticles are arranged on a surface and spaced at exact distances. Until now, creating those patterns required harsh ...

Once the virus attaches to receptor clusters, it sends signals that make the cell wrap it in a clathrin coat and build an actin bulge, pulling the virus inward. The virus is then pinched off into a ...

The most alarming discovery from the new data is the presence of cetacean morbillivirus in the high Arctic. The virus was ...

When a pathogen like a dangerous virus invades the human body, it usually has to enter human cells to cause an illness. Influenza has to latch onto a receptor on the surface of a human cell so it can ...

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to reclassifiy marijuana to a less-harmful category. Does that mean it's legal in Florida now?

As antibiotic-resistant infections rise and are projected to cause up to 10 million deaths per year by 2050, scientists are looking to bacteriophages, viruses that infect bacteria, as an alternative.

Using condoms correctly can lower your risk of HIV by approximately 85%. You can use PrEP medication to prevent HIV from sex by 99% and from injection drug use by 74%. Testing for HIV frequently helps ...

Cases of a highly contagious stomach virus are on the rise in Illinois and the Midwest, and health officials are warning people to take extra precautions as numbers could be even higher than reported ...

President Donald Trump has called for marijuana to be reclassified as a Schedule III drug. What does that mean for Florida?

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — Harris County Public Health has launched a new Respiratory Illness Dashboard, an online tool designed to help community members, schools, and healthcare providers stay informed ...

Terry Gilliam gave science fiction fans one of the greatest movies of the genre in 1995's 12 Monkeys, and its ending is ...

Scientists in China have been accused of engineering a "frankenvirus" potentially capable of triggering a "diarrhoea fest" among humans. Swine acute diarrhoea syndrome coronavirus (SADS-CoV) ...