A virus affecting wood frog tadpoles throughout the eastern United States is offering scientists a rare opportunity to investigate the role of environmental factors in the spread of infectious disease.

A blood test on hospital admission showing the presence or absence of SARS-CoV-2 can identify patients at a high risk of severe COVID-19.

Why so many COVID-19 patients get blood clots (thrombosis) remains uncertain. 

The state climatologist of North Carolina, Kathie Dello, highlights ways that NC State is helping us understand, mitigate and prepare for the impacts of climate change.

Curtin University research has found deep listening or Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response (ASMR) could be used as an effective tool to encourage pro-environmental behaviour and create social bonding among young people.

A new study of the antibodies produced by people with gluten sensitivity may lead to a better way to detect the condition and treat it.

As COVID-19 continues to spread, bottlenecks in supplies and laboratory personnel have led to long waiting times for results in some areas. 

One of the opening sessions at this year's European and International Congress on Obesity (ECOICO 2020) held online this year (1-4 September) will discuss the clear relationship between obesity and the severity of COVID-19 disease. 

When the brain isn’t getting enough oxygen, estrogen produced by neurons in both males and females hyperactivates another brain cell type called astrocytes to step up their usual support and protect brain function.

Wastewater containing coronavirus may be a serious public health threat, according to a new global study led by researchers from BGU’s Zuckerberg Institute for Water Research.