By analyzing ancient DNA, scientists determined when, where and how our ancestors got sick from infectious diseases.

Our bodies host a variety of microorganisms, and the microbial communities in and on our bodies have to maintain the right ...

Zoonoses—diseases that spread from animals to humans—began to gain prevalence some 6,500 years ago with the rise of animal ...

The fungus behind yeast infections is a mercurial beast, and there's something specific in human blood that may flip its ...

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Veterinary experts are puzzled about the pathogen that has caused respiratory illness in hundreds of dogs across the U.S., but there's one matter they tend to agree on. They believe the disease is ...

When our body is attacked by a pathogen, the pathogen has to find ways to evade our immune system and invade our cells to cause infection and illness. Reporting in Cell, researchers have now ...

Lung organoids unveil secret: How pathogens infect human lung tissue. ScienceDaily. Retrieved July 23, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2024 / 06 / 240610140251.htm. University of Basel.

When hunter-gatherers began living close to animals, the pathogens that cause the plague and leprosy got closer too.

Understanding routes of pathogen emergence and transmission is critical to preventing and mitigating disease spillover and amplification. The National Academies Forum on Microbial Threats will host a ...

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