A new study has shown that human T cells have an important role to play in controlling infection.

Vaccines against smallpox given until the mid-1970s offer continuing cross-reactive immunity to mpox (previously known as monkeypox), researchers […]

Cyclone Gabrielle’s impact on apples: Scientists rush to prevent disease from killing Hawke’s Bay’s fruit trees  New Zealand Herald

Researchers were able to identify changes in the accessibility (that is, the ‘readability’) of transposable elements. To do […]

Using a new strategy, researchers were able to reduce the challenging MRSA infection in the wounds of diabetic […]

‘Something is wrong’: The forgotten disease that’s become a silent killer  New Zealand Herald

NZ’s most at-risk children suffering preventable diseases – Cure Kids report  RNZ Latest child health report reveals ‘dire’ situation […]

Smallpox viruses are notorious for their ability to remain infectious in the environment for a very long time. […]

Mycoplasma bovis: Cattle disease found at another farm in Canterbury  New Zealand Herald

How one man’s rare Alzheimer’s mutation delayed the onset of disease  Nature.com Man Identified With Rare Mutation That Protects […]