A new rapid expert consultation from a standing committee of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine responds to a request from the White House Office of Science and Technology ...
Have you ever wondered why you have to get a flu shot every year, but some vaccines are one-and-done? It all has to do with how and how fast viruses evolve - and that depends on mutation rates.
A new virus-fighting plastic film could transform everyday surfaces into invisible defenders against disease. Instead of ...
Study: Reconstructing the early spatial spread of pandemic respiratory viruses in the United States. Image Credit: america365 / Shutterstock.com *Important notice: medRxiv publishes preliminary ...
Scientists have taken a major step toward stopping Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), an extremely common infection linked to cancer ...
As plastic pollution worsens worldwide, scientists are uncovering a new and unsettling possibility. Tiny airborne fragments of plastic, known as micro- and nanoplastics, may do more than pollute the ...
SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — A recent study from an international team of researchers, including those from UC San Diego’s School of Medicine, gives new credence to the theory that the COVID-19 pandemic ...