Walter and Eliza Hall Institute’s (WEHI) Parkinson’s Disease Research Centre has solved the mystery by determining the structure of human PINK1 when attached to the mitochondria (1 ...

Background: Fabry disease (FD) is an X-chromosome-linked genetic disorder. Currently, the main treatments for FD include disease-nonspecific and disease-specific treatments. Nonspecific treatment ...

The common cold and diseases like influenza are caused by germs called viruses. These germs are infectious and can stay on surfaces and make you sick if they enter your body. How long they can "live" ...

DOCTORS are warning parents that 'chickenpox parties' are never a good idea. The gatherings - which aim to expose children to the virus to 'get it over with' - put kids at risk of "serious ...

The caution comes after the owner of a children's daycare centre discovered that some parents were secretly planning to hold at 'party' at the venue, putting healthy kids in contact with a child ...

The current measles outbreak might make you wonder whether you need a booster vaccine. If you’re fully vaccinated—meaning you have received two doses of the MMR (measles-mumps-rubella) vaccine—you ...

Vaccination can prevent not only measles infections but also serious complications, public health officials say. Droplets containing the measles virus can stay in the air for several hours, and ...

UK heath officials have started to monitor a virus which is commonly caught in childhood. NHS GP Mark Porter, writing in the Times said it was understood that the NHS was on the verge of using a ...

Students at a top US college are being told to isolate if they develop symptoms of chickenpox amid an outbreak on campus. Three cases of the highly transmissible infection have been detected at ...

Bird Flu Outbreak In India: India has reported a sudden surge in H5N1 cases, commonly known as avian influenza or bird flu, raising concerns over its rapid spread and potential risks. According to ...