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6,190 results for: Virus

  1. Life

    Life

    How hummingbirds really work, the thermostat preferences of leeches, and cattle-sparing disease testing in this week’s news.

    By Science News

  2. Another Side to Statins

    Heart-healthy drugs show promise against inflammation, cancer and the flu.

    By Nathan Seppa
  3. Health & Medicine

    Half of adult males carry HPV

    Human papillomavirus, a sexually transmitted pathogen that can cause cancer, shows up often in men and lingers for months, a study shows.

    By Nathan Seppa

  4. Dry air might boost flu transmission

    Germs prefer an environment that’s cool, dry and UV-free, experiments suggest.

    By Janet Raloff

  5. Physicists join immune fight

    Principles beyond biology may help explain how the body battles infection.

    By Susan Gaidos
  6. Tech

    Cracked sewers bleed fecal germs

    Studies follow leaks into waterways and drinking supplies.

    By Janet Raloff

  7. 2011 Science News of the Year: Genes & Cells

    Nicolle Rager Fuller Boons and busts via gut microbes Studying the secret lives of bacteria living in human intestines has yielded some unexpected finds. One study suggests that most humans have one of three different combinations of friendly microbes (SN: 5/21/11, p. 14), and another reveals that people’s mix of microbes depends heavily on diet. […]

    By Science News
  8. Science & Society

    90th Anniversary Issue: 2000s

    Genomics and other highlights, 2000–2011

    By Science News
  9. Science & Society

    A prescription for complexity: public health and climate change

    By Alexandra Witze
  10. Health & Medicine

    Body & Brain

    Coffee may help protect against prostate cancer, plus protecting organ transplants and limiting HIV transmission in this week’s news.

    By Science News
  11. Life

    Deep Life

    Teeming masses of organisms thrive beneath the seafloor.

    By Alexandra Witze
  12. Health & Medicine

    Body & Brain

    Obesity rates skyrocket worldwide, plus more in this week’s news.

    By Science News