Jumbo phages use a protein shield to protect their DNA from bacterial attacks. A special handshake controls which molecules ...

HOSPITALS have been hit by a “highly infectious” winter vomiting bug which experts have warned you can catch more than once. Norovirus cases are continuing to soar with new NHS data ...

Be it from tap water on a vacation, some dodgy chicken, or something the kids have brought home from school, we've almost all been flattened by an awful stomach bug at some point in our lives. For ...

Six dairy herds in Nevada have tested positive for a newer variant of the H5N1 bird flu virus that’s been associated with ...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there have been 67 confirmed human cases of H5N1 bird flu ...

Scientists have identified nanoparticles that latch onto and destroy virus membranes, opening new possibilities for antiviral ...

The Sudan virus, a close relative of Ebola, has a fatality rate of 50% but remains poorly understood in terms of how it infects cells. Currently, no approved treatments exist. To address this critical ...

Humans have an exceptional ability to deal with viruses. In most cases, your immune system is able to fight an infection. On ...

From the perspective of viruses spread by insects, or arboviruses, making the evolutionary leap from insects to humans is a tough battle. Viruses cannot replicate very well in humans, which means ...

Biological scientists have uncovered how the dengue virus uses its envelope protein to capture human plasmin from a blood meal to enhance the permeability of the mosquito midgut for infection.

The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine has awarded a $6 million grant to USC investigators pioneering a new first ...