Scientists have discovered 20 new bat viruses in China, including strains related to Nipah and Hendra, raising global health ...

Bats have an extremely efficient immune system, knocking out multiple deadly pathogens. This also contributes to bats' anti-cancer abilities by recognizing and wiping out cancer cells, Gorbunova said.

It’s long been a puzzle. Cancer is, statistically speaking, a disease of aging. The longer something lives, the more likely ...

Against all odds, bats are surprisingly long-lived and rarely develop tumors. Understanding why could unlock new cancer ...

Some bat species live surprisingly long lives for their diminutive size, and they might be able to teach us a thing or two ...

Bats can live up to 180 human years and not ever get cancer, due to higher tumor-suppressor gene activity and a robust immune system.  ...

An alarming number new bat viruses have been detected in China, sparking fears that they could spread to humans and livestock ...

Comparison with other bat species could pinpoint the immune strategies of resistant bats. Then the question with an enormous payoff is whether human biology could be manipulated to act in the same ...

In most animals, this would raise the risk of cancer. But bats’ high p53 activity steps in as a safeguard, removing any cells that start to go rogue. A high-performance immune system: Bats are known ...

Our immune system seems to go a little out of control when it encounters this virus, causing what's known as a cytokine storm that can sometimes do more damage than the virus itself. We want to find ...