A team of US researchers has revealed the global spread of an ancient group of retroviruses that affected about 28 of 50 modern mammals' ancestors some 15 to 30 million years ago.
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A team of US researchers has revealed the global spread of an ancient group of retroviruses that affected about 28 of 50 modern mammals' ancestors some 15 to 30 million years ago.
In a first, a 15-year-old girl diagnosed with paralysis-causing myelitis was found to be infected by Zika virus, French researchers have reported.
Researchers have discovered that the largest source of the fuel that cancer cells use to proliferate is amino acids which make up proteins, and not glucose, as earlier believed.
As the news about Russian tennis ace Maria Sharapova admitting to take a banned drug meldonium which led to her failing a drug test at the Australian Open in January shook the world, health experts say that the drug commonly given to heart patients can increase oxygen uptake and endurance levels in healthy people.
In a development that could lead to new treatment for those who have suffered failed pregnancies, researchers have discovered that a lack of stem cells in the womb lining causes thousands of women to suffer from recurrent miscarriages.
A new breed of mosquitoes laden with bacteria has proven capable of controlling the spread of dengue fever and the Zika virus, said Vietnam's health officials on Monday.
A diet rich in a fatty acid that is essential for nutrition and found in grapeseed and other oils but not in olive oil may lower the risk of heart disease and diabetes, suggests a study.
Researchers have found that a blood test may be able to sound early warning bells that patients with advanced melanoma skin cancer are suffering from relapse.
Obesity and eating fatty food are significant risk factors for many types of cancer. A new study has revealed that a high-fat diet makes the cells of the intestinal lining in the gut more likely to become cancerous.
Common asthma symptoms are associated with increased levels of stress and anxiety in teens, a study has found.A study by Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit city of Michigan state in the US has found in a small study of 38 asthma patients aged 14-17, that their average scores for stress and anxiety levels were higher than those seen in the general population.