A recent international research project has used advanced microscopy techniques and computational modeling to discover why ...

A new study suggests that people may experience the same virus differently based on how quickly the cells in their noses ...

Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) is a rare but serious brain infection. It gradually destroys brain tissue ...

Scientists have mapped how genetics and life experiences leave lasting epigenetic marks on immune cells. The discovery helps ...

Scientists discover how yellow fever and encephalitis viruses enter human cells, and block them with decoy molecules.

Respiratory infections, pink eye, or an upset stomach may seem like unrelated, mild inconveniences, but all of these ailments share one root cause: adenovirus infection. Many of us will encounter some ...

In the murky waters of Ushiku-numa, a freshwater pond just northeast of Tokyo, a microscopic drama has been playing out for ...

Scientists from Duke-NUS Medical School and the Singapore General Hospital have discovered that T cells-white blood cells that can destroy harmful pathogens-can completely prevent viral infection, to ...

The varicella-zoster virus causes both chickenpox and shingles infections. Initially, the virus causes a chickenpox infection. If it reactivates later, shingles can develop. The chickenpox vaccine ...

King's College London researchers have created a unique collection of human stem cell models that could help to uncover why ...