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Google wants to release 64 million bacteria-riddled mosquitoes across California and Florida. Here's why scientists are enthusiastic.Google has applied for an experimental mosquito release permit to deploy millions of non-biting southern house mosquitoes that it has infected with the bacterium Wolbachia pipientis, in an effort to reduce mosquito-borne diseases like West Nile virus.
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Ebola outbreak in Central Africa will be a nightmare to contain, experts warnAnalysis Experts say the Ebola outbreak raging in Central Africa could be challenging to contain due to ongoing conflict in the region and a lack of vaccines and international aid.
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Common asthma drug helps fight hard-to-treat cancers, including aggressive breast cancers, early study findsScientists found that blocking a protein best known for its role in asthma enhances cancer immunotherapy in preclinical models.
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Biopsy triggered 'spontaneous regression' of woman's arm tumorDiagnostic dilemma Doctors describe a strange case in which a tumor in a woman's arm disappeared without specific treatment.
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More young people are getting colorectal cancer — here's what scientists think might be happeningAnalysis People 65 and older are seeing their rates of colorectal cancer drop, but younger people are being felled by a rising number of cases.
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Deadly Ebola outbreak is a public health emergency of international concern, WHO declaresHealth officials suspect that an Ebola epidemic has killed 100 people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with the World Health Organization declaring it a public health emergency.
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What counts as 'close contact'? Why the risk of hantavirus transmission is tricky to defineHealth officials have said the Andes virus implicated in the cruise ship outbreak spreads via "close contact." Live Science spoke to experts about what that means.
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Hantavirus cruise: 41 people in the United States being monitored as investigation into outbreak source continuesTake a look back at our live coverage during the cases of hantavirus aboard the cruise ship MV Hondius.
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A pill can stop people from developing COVID after being exposed to the virus, trial findsA pill called ensitrelvir is the first drug shown to effectively reduce infection after exposure to SARS-CoV-2.
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