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 recently unearthed a collection of ancient viruses from the depths of a Tibetan glacier, offering a glimpse ...

You are mostly but not entirely human. If we crunch the numbers, 8% of your genome actually comes from viruses that got ...

We don't know the number of asymptomatic cases.” First discovered in 1955, the virus is transmitted from person to person by ...

Researchers at the Nanoscience Initiative at the Advanced Science Research Center at the CUNY Graduate Center (CUNY ASRC) have made a breakthrough in the fight against viral diseases.

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

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.

Mammalian orthoreoviruses affect a wide array of mammals, including humans. a pet cat adds to the catalogue of new species.

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

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