The genes behind bat lifespan overlap with the genes that handle viruses, and one key immune gene comes in up to three copies ...

Pumpkins, and witches, and bats, oh ...

Long-lived bats appear to combine powerful immune defenses with unusual strategies for eliminating damaged cells, potentially ...

Long-lived bats appear to share genetic defenses against viruses, cancer, and aging. Studying how these systems overlap may ...

When humans get sick, we change our routines and try various solutions to feel better and get well, like staying in bed to ...

What do bats do when they feel ill? SELFCURE, a multi-disciplinary project taking place in Gamboa, Panama, tracks the ...

A Virginia doctor woke up to a nightmare she initially thought was a dream: A bat was inside her mouth. Dr. Krista Edelman, a Richmond gastroenterologist, said she was asleep beside her husband around ...

Dr. Krista Edelman was having a strange dream about a small mouse trying to get into her mouth. When she woke up, she was met with the horrifying realization that there was, in fact, a furry animal ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WKRC) - A doctor said she woke up to find a bat trying to get into her mouth while she was sleeping in her nearly 100-year-old Richmond home. Dr. Krista Edelman said she initially ...

A Richmond, Virginia, doctor woke up last week to find a bat trying to get into her mouth — and her viral story carries an important warning for anyone who encounters a bat inside their home. Dr.