The quality of immune response may decline with advancing age, resulting in increased susceptibility to infections.
A person's chances of falling ill from a new strain of flu are at least partly determined by the first strain they ever encountered, a study suggests.
Milk from Tasmanian devils could offer up a useful weapon against antibiotic-resistant superbugs, according to Australian researchers.
RIYADH — The Ministry of Health reported there were 2,505 tuberculosis patients in the Kingdom in 2015, Al-Watan newspaper reported.
Virus may stay in urine, saliva longer, but corneal transplants may pose transmission risk, researchers say
RIYADH: The Ministry of Health (MoH) has increased the number of countries endemic with the Zika virus to 64; the previous list included approximately 45 countries.
Scientists say they have found a new compound that stops malaria in animal studies with a single, low dose.
"A gargle a day keeps gonorrhoea away" is an unlikely slogan, but researchers believe it could hold some truth.
Viruses are more dangerous when they infect their victims in the morning, a University of Cambridge study suggests.
Canadian scientists have developed a promising vaccine prototype against chlamydia, a study in mice suggests.
