What if scientists are wrong about theory of Alzheimer's disease?

After a series of high-profile drug failures, researchers are being forced to question their primary hypothesis of Alzheimer's disease.

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Second Indian state reports suspected cases of rare Nipah virus, fanning fears of spread

Health officials checking if a rare, brain-damaging virus had spread to a second state after two suspected cases reported in southern Karnataka.

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2 Ebola patients who escaped quarantine in Congo are found dead

Two of three Ebola patients who escaped quarantine in the Congo River port city of Mbandaka have died, the head of medical charity Doctors Without Borders's (Médecins Sans Frontières) mission in the city said Wednesday.

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Chimpanzee beds are cleaner than ours, study finds

Chimpanzees appear to keep tidier sleeping arrangements than humans do. That’s one finding of a recent study that evaluated the microbes and arthropods found in the treetop beds that chimpanzees make each night.

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How the new Ebola vaccine was made in Canada

The made-in-Canada Ebola vaccine was used for the first time to control an outbreak of the deadly hemorrhagic fever.

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Congo announces 6 new confirmed cases of Ebola virus

Congo's health ministry said there are now 28 confirmed Ebola cases, 21 probable ones and two suspected.

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New book documents the rise and fall of Silicon Valley wunderkind Elizabeth Holmes

Elizabeth Holmes was heralded as the next Steve Jobs — and then she was revealed by the Wall Street Journal to have overseen one of the biggest corporate frauds since Enron.

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