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Two men who were stung but survived were in stable condition as of July 8, 2025, according to Scottsdale police.
"I had been pretty healthy," Nicole said. "So, to find out that I got this, I thought, well I'm so healthy, I don't know, ...
As a result, many Willamette Valley winemakers left hundreds of tons of grapes to rot on the vine that season. The Oregon wine industry, the second-largest in the country after California, estimated ...
Swimmer’s itch is uncomfortable and annoying. Ron Reimink spent 30 years trying to eradicate it. Then one day, he realized he ...
A study of the genetic basis of plague immunity in prairie dogs has broad implications for conservation. From white-nose ...
In a new genetic study, scientists have charted the rise of 214 human diseases across ancient Europe and Asia.
A research team led by Eske Willerslev, professor at the University of Copenhagen and the University of Cambridge, has recovered ancient DNA from 214 known human pathogens in prehistoric humans from ...
When hunter-gatherers began living close to animals, the pathogens that cause the plague and leprosy got closer too.
Humans have been getting infected by ancient bacteria and viruses for at least 37,000 years. Now, for the first time, ...
Rare, deadly, and often missed, some skin cancers develop in areas that rarely see the sun. Scientists are still learning about them, but here's what we know.
This trial looked at gene therapy injections and cyclophosphamide tablets to treat breast cancer nodules in the skin. This trial tested a gene therapy called MetXia. MetXia works by introducing genes ...
New landmark research has successfully mapped 37,000 years of infectious disease across ancient human populations.