A study published in JAMA Neurology looks at the olfactory pathology associated with COVID-19 infection.   Dr Payam Rezaie, Reader … read more

Ash dieback – Chalara fraxinea – has been found in the UK and comparisons are already being made with the devastation of Dutch elm disease in the 1970s. read more

The emerging livestock disease caused by the Schmallenberg virus hit the headlines after infecting a substantial number of British farms and causing major birth defects in sheep and cattle. read more

In advance of the 2011/12 flu season, this Science Media Centre and Society for General Microbiology briefing involved five experts in various aspects of seasonal and pandemic influenza, who discussed topics including virology, pathology, vaccine development, public health and surveillance. read more

A new paper published in Science improved understanding of foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV) transmission between cattle and may offer the potential for alternatives to culling by allowing more effective identification of infected animals. read more

With around a quarter of the food we grow being lost to pests and diseases, BBSRC-funded scientists explained their attempts to combat blight resistance and the implications for food security. read more

Authors described their findings that enterovirus infection of beta cells might be involved in triggering type 1 diabetes, taken from the analysis of a unique collection of more than 70 donated pancreases from children who died soon after becoming ill with type 1 diabetes. read more

Scientists commented on the research, published in Science, into the toxin-producing strain of MRSA bacteria known as PVL, which is normally community acquired and can lead to severe pneumonia. read more

The study, published in Nature, found that the virus caused dangerous over-stimulation of the immune system. read more