Scientists say they have shed new light on how bacteria protect themselves from certain phage invaders -- by seizing genetic material from weakened, dormant phages and using it to 'vaccinate' ...

Like people, bacteria get invaded by viruses. In bacteria, the viral invaders are called bacteriophages, derived from the Greek word for bacteria-eaters, or in shortened form, "phages." ...

() – The University of Wisconsin–Madison is assessing federal activity along with other schools across the nation that are ...

Johns Hopkins University held its Match Day Friday Morning. It's when medical students learn where they will be doing their residencies.

Meet Rutgers' medical school students who learned on Friday where they will be completing their residencies, and find out ...

Proposed cuts to National Institutes of Health funding threaten a critical pipeline of innovation and discovery necessary to fuel advancements in patient care, according to researchers and provider ...

Listen to this article Dr. Judette Louis, a maternal-fetal health physician from the University of South Florida, will be the next dean of the Eastern Virginia Medical School within Old Dominion’s ...

The NYU Global Public Health team was the in-person-event winner of STAT Madness, an annual science competition.

A slow immune response to SARS-CoV-2 infection, delayed viral clearance, and viral rebound can all increase a person’s risk ...

If Andrea Ghez had listened to her critics, one of the galaxy’s greatest mysteries might yet remain unsolved. The UCLA astronomer won the 2020 Nobel Prize in physics for proving the existence of a ...

Both supporters and critics praise Columbia University’s interim president for her openness. But will she stand up to Donald ...