California public health officials cautioned more children are testing positive for the flu this season. Here are flu ...

Far from Earth's gravitational pull, a simple viral infection took on a new evolutionary direction. A study conducted aboard the ISS found that when bacteria and ...

Flu-related pediatric deaths have doubled since last week, according to the CDC. Here's what to know this week, including ...

Influenza surveillance is essential to accurately measure disease burden, guide policy, and strengthen preparedness for ...

The International Space Station (ISS) is a closed ecosystem, and the biology inside it — including its microbial residents — ...

At least 14 states and Washington, DC, are reporting high or very high flu activity. The dominant flu strain, a version of influenza A (H3N2) called subclade K, has multiple mutations that make it ...

The odds are fairly high that everyone around you is currently sick. But you’re not imagining things if it seems like your typical sore throat is worse than usual. A “mystery throat virus” is going ...

Marine bacteria are key to determining whether carbon is recycled near the ocean surface or transported to deeper waters, but many operate in constant threat of being infected by viruses called phages ...

Autumn brings the arrival of cold and flu season to the Bay Area – and with it, higher rates of a contagious stomach bug that’s infamous for causing vomiting and diarrhea. Norovirus, often called the ...

A research team led by Prof. Sun Chaomin from the Institute of Oceanology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (IOCAS) has unveiled the crucial role of viruses in deep-sea carbon cycling and microbial ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Colorado’s flu season is off to an early start, and mutations in one version of the virus are raising concerns among experts that more people than usual will ...