New bird flu outbreak devastates farms in Iowa
A highly contagious bird flu is quickly spreading across the United States. The flu has already hit massive farms,...
Deforestation contributes to disease outbreaks, study says
A recent paper published in Frontiers in Veterinary Science has established that there is a connection between...
Global warming to cause more deaths than all infectious diseases
A new study published by the National Bureau of Economic Research shows that by the end of the century,...
Invasive longhorned tick could spread disease across the U.S.
The Asian longhorned tick used to be a species only found in China, Japan, Korea and southeastern Russia, plus...
We could avoid 3.3 million cases of dengue fever each year if we limit global warming
Climate change: it's not just about rising oceans. According to new research from the University of East Anglia...
Florida coral reefs plagued with mysterious disease
With coral reefs under threat worldwide, researchers in Florida are racing to understand and treat a mysterious...
New Ebola outbreak strikes the Democratic Republic of the Congo
The deadly virus Ebola has returned to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). A new outbreak of Ebola stuck...
Scientists are launching human trials for a cancer 'vaccine' that cured 97% of tumors in mice
Scientists at Stanford University are currently preparing the first human test of a cancer "vaccine," a treatment...
Breast cancer spread connected to amino acid in asparagus
Scientists have linked the spread of the disease breast cancer in mice to a compound that's in asparagus and several...
Study finds pollution is more deadly than war, natural disasters, and disease
Environmental pollution isn’t just inconvenient - it’s downright deadly. Every year, more people are killed...
Japanese ‘mutant’ chickens are laying eggs with cancer-fighting drugs
Most people eat chicken eggs for their high protein content and healthy fats - but in the future eggs could ward...
Scientists develop tiny robots that drill into cancer cells to kill them
Tiny new robots are proving to be life-saving tools in the fight against cancer. As first reported in the journal...
Lyme disease shot could offer 100% protection
Lyme disease is a growing issue in the United States. Since the 1990's, the number of cases has more than doubled....
Scientists warn thawing soil could suddenly unleash deadly pathogens unseen in centuries
Humans have fought viruses for centuries. We struck a temporary winning blow with the discovery of penicillin,...
Alarming new study suggests Zika virus could cause infertility in men
It seems every time we think we know all the terrifying health effects of the Zika virus, new research shows it’s...
