Scientists at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, have uncovered a crucial trick used by enteroviruses—the group behind diseases like polio, myocarditis, encephalitis, and even the common ...

For decades, virologists knew that enteroviruses pulled a kind of bait-and-switch inside human cells, repurposing the cell’s ...

Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) is “uniquely” using stem cells to investigate new treatments for respiratory diseases, even finding a cure for the common cold.

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A reader of ERR's Novaator science portal noticed diseased ash and elm trees in their home yard and asked what was causing it ...

Host of BBC Radio 4 programme Inside Health, James Gallagher, gathered some experts to talk about immune systems, and he ...

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Ugh, in case our allergies weren't bad enough.

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