Researchers at UC San Diego and their colleagues have developed an optical biosensor that detects the virus that causes mpox. The technology could make diagnosis much faster and cost-effective as the ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has taught us all the importance of educating the public about viral infections. Besides educating the general public, we need to equip the next generation of scientists by ...

Next-generation metagenomic sequencing test developed at UCSF proves its effectiveness in quickly diagnosing almost any kind ...

Wastewater in several Californian cities, including San Francisco and Los Angeles, recently tested positive for bird flu. But ...

The COVID-19 pandemic led to heightened public interest in learning about viruses and how they can cause diseases. There has ...

One of the principal investigators of this study, Tamar Taddei, MD, professor of medicine (digestive diseases), emphasizes ...

How misinformation gets around can be effectively described using mathematical models designed to simulate the spread of ...

The average school absenteeism rate last week was 6.64% among public schools. Arkansas has reported 1 influenza-related death ...

T helper (TH) cells are essential immune cells that help other immune cells function effectively. When activated in response to environmental stimuli, these cells can differentiate into either TH1 ...

The emergence of new viruses is often unpredictable, jumping as they might from infecting one species to another. A November ...