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Scientists report that targeting sugars on virus surfaces stopped multiple infections, though the approach needs much refinement before human trials.

Fifteen years ago, immunologist Dusan Bogunovic stumbled across a handful of patients whose bodies played by different rules. They carried a rare genetic mutation that disabled an immune regulator ...

Scientists have engineered a groundbreaking cancer treatment that uses bacteria to smuggle viruses directly into tumors, ...

Experts say the painful infection, spread to people from mosquitoes, can get to many countries if it finds the right hosts ...

Science shows coronavirus can survive on plastic, metal surfaces, but does it matter? Experts say the chance of transmission through inanimate surfaces is very small.

There have been 21 cases of chikungunya fever here so far in 2025. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...

Cases of chikungunya fever are rising in southern China, prompting local authorities to take measures to curb its spread.

New imaging tools reveal how within an hour of infection, the virus begins to alter our chromosomes to kick-start its own replication.