Tick-borne encephalitis virus can infect the nervous system and cause life-threatening illness. Finding the cellular gateway ...

When Laura Ehrlich gave birth to her first child in 2020, the COVID-causing virus wasn’t the only threat facing her son. Born ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — There is no cure for the common cold. But there are cures — or at least vaccines — for other viruses, and researchers are working hard to build a toolbox to be able to rapidly ...

The press release below was prepared by University of Utah Health. View the original. In a rare but serious complication of cancer, the body’s own immune system can start attacking the brain, causing ...

Viruses are entities that have to infect other cells in order to replicate. They may have genomes that are made of DNA or RNA. We are still discovering new types of RNA viruses, as shown in two new ...

But in modern humans, HERV-K Env proteins show up on the surface of certain tumor cells and in patients with ... awaken and start making pieces of these viruses," says Saphire. "Understanding the HERV ...

H5N1 avian influenza is highly pathogenic and has been devastating bird populations worldwide. It continues to do so, and is also moving into new animals, like skunks, bears, raccoons, cats, and dairy ...

Scientists have figured out how the dreaded herpes virus breaks into our cells. Herpes simplex type 1 (HSV-1) is mainly responsible for oral herpes. Around 67 percent of people aged under 50 worldwide ...

But now, a major step forward has been taken. Scientists at the University of São Paulo’s Medical School, at the Institute of Tropical Medicine, have developed a vaccine that protects against the Zika ...

The intense reaction of one of the lungs’ guardians against infection may help explain why COVID-19 can become severe. The guardians, immune cells called interstitial macrophages, patrol lung tissue.

Editor’s Note (6/26/24): A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advisory panel voted today to recommend respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccination for all adults aged 75 and older, as well as ...