Dozens of people in the United States have caught bird flu from animals this year, but there's no evidence that the viral ...

A single mutation in the virus currently infecting poultry and dairy farms across the U.S. could help the it spread among humans.

When cell growth gets out of control and malignant cells begin to proliferate, cancer can develop in a process known as ...

Avian influenza viruses typically require several mutations to adapt and spread among humans, but what happens when just one ...

Study published in Science says a single hemagglutinin mutation, similar to one seen in a Canadian case, could make H5N1 ...

A new study finds tweaking part of the H5N1 virus infecting dairy cows in a single spot could allow it to better attach to ...

The potential mutation would allow the avian influenza virus sweeping through dairy herds to attach to a receptor protein on ...

Avian influenza viruses typically require several mutations to adapt and spread, but just one change to the H1N1 virus could ...

One in 80 Ashkenazi Jews carry the TBCB gene, which Israelis can now test for as part of the Health Ministry national ...

A unique mutation carried by an 8-year-old girl supported a diagnosis of spinal muscle atrophy with lower extremity ...

Alzheimer's disease is a debilitating condition that slowly robs people of their memory and cognitive abilities, affecting millions of people worldwide. Familial Alzheimer's disease (FAD), a rare ...

Avian influenza viruses typically require several mutations to adapt and spread among humans, but what happens when just one ...