Gut virus in colorectal cancer patients: Scientists have uncovered a new virus within a common gut bacterium, Bacteroides fragilis. This virus appears more often in individuals diagnosed with ...

The goal of cybersecurity has shifted from protecting digital perimeters to addressing threats that change more quickly than conventional defenses can keep up.

They found a previously unknown virus living inside a common gut bacterium that appears more often in people with colorectal cancer. The findings suggest that cancer risk may depend not only on which ...

Colorectal cancer is one of the most common types of cancer in the Western world and a leading cause of cancer-related deaths. Age, diet and lifestyle are known risk factors. However, in most cases we ...

Why do two people infected with the same virus respond so differently? Well, according to a new study, the answer may lie in something as basic as a person’s age, and biological sex. Researchers at ...

During 2024, the number of pandemic-prone and epidemic-prone disease outbreaks worldwide was estimated at 301. The data highlight a shift in disease outbreak patterns, with a decline in the number of ...

A new form of the mpox virus has surfaced in England, detected in a traveler returning from Asia and carrying a hybrid strain that blends genetic material from two different mpox lineages. The finding ...

Here’s what to know about the dominant version of the virus that’s circulating now. By Dani Blum The flu constantly morphs and mutates. Often, it surprises researchers a little. This year, the virus ...