Cats are much more than just our four-legged companions; new research now explains how our furry friends could also aid the development of new drugs for HIV. Researchers have deciphered the structure ...

Just in time for Halloween! Cats that glow in the dark! Actually, they only glow under black light and they were created to help scientists better understand how it might be possible to fight the HIV ...

In 2011, Mayo Clinic researchers genetically modified cats as part of a study involving feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV, the cat version of HIV). Those cats were also injected with a jellyfish gene ...

When patients present with animal bites or scratches, there is a tendency either to downplay the risk or to incorrectly omit specifying the implicated animal. However, the clinical situation differs ...

The primary cause of infection from cat scratches, representing 80% of cases, is Pasteurella species. Infection results in pasteurellosis, which occurs within 24 hours following the injury. Cat ...