Disease definition, a disordered or incorrectly functioning organ, part, structure, or system of the body resulting from the […]

A disease is a particular abnormal condition that negatively affects the structure or function of all or part […]

Two specific nose cell types have been identified as likely initial infection points for COVID-19 coronavirus. Scientists discovered […]

Cells infected with HIV make two forms of the virus’s RNA. A new article finds a single nucleotide […]

Experts from UNC Chapel Hill review possible clinical approaches from antivirals to gene therapy against the virus responsible […]

Shuffling of DNA in a single gene might be why the syphilis bacteria can evade the immune system. […]

The genome of the herpes simplex virus 1 was decoded using new methods. Hundreds of previously unknown gene […]

The lethal influenza pandemic that struck New Zealand between October and December 1918 killed about 9000 people in […]

Chikungunya is a febrile viral illness transmitted by mosquitoes (but not mosquitoes normally found in New Zealand). It […]

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in New Zealand accounted for an estimated 91 per cent of all mortality in 2008. […]