Two nurses in eastern India have been infected with the Nipah virus, prompting quarantines, expanded testing and heightened ...

Ascoviruses are insect-specific, circular double-stranded DNA viruses that predominantly infect larvae of lepidopteran species. These viruses are noteworthy for their unique replication strategy, ...

Viruses have all kinds of tricks up their sleeves. It often does not take long for pathogens such as SARS-CoV-2 to adapt and escape immune recognition. Viruses with mutations, that evade immune ...

Autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis arise when the immune system turns against the body itself. Yet for most of them, it remains unclear why this process begins. Researchers have now ...

Nipah is a zoonotic virus with a high mortality rate ...

Researchers at Rochester Institute of Technology are investigating how mechanical forces—such as stretching and changes in tissue stiffness—influence viral infection rates in the lungs to understand ...

Holly has a degree in Medical Biochemistry from the University of Leicester. Her scientific interests include genomics, personalized medicine, and bioethics.View full profile Holly has a degree in ...

Mosquitoes have been transmitting the West Nile virus to humans in the United States for over 25 years, but we still don't know precisely how the virus cycles through these pests and the other animals ...

A new study shows that the body’s early immune response, not the virus itself, often determines how severe a rhinovirus cold ...

The laboratories of the International Space Station (ISS) offer a unique observation ground for the evolution of microbes. A ...