How can a virus with only five proteins dominate a human cell that contains thousands? This question has long puzzled ...

Scientists have finally watched influenza viruses break into living human cells in real time, catching the microscopic ...

A common virus carried by most humans could trigger lupus, offering new clues for preventing and treating this dangerous ...

A recent study in the journal PNAS from the lab of Julie Overbaugh reveals a previously unknown antiviral function of a gene ...

Most of them come from a subset of viruses called retroviruses, which infect host cells and then trick them into making the ...

For the first time, a new high-resolution microscopy technique has allowed researchers to watch live as influenza viruses ...

Interactions among viruses can help them succeed inside their hosts or impart vulnerabilities that make them easier to treat.

The custom-built microscopy system allowed researchers to film the very instant an influenza virus attaches itself to a cell ...

Two studies suggest that T cells with stem-cell-like properties could work with antibody therapies to control HIV after a ...

A virus carried by 95% of adults from childhood may trigger bladder cancer decades later by damaging cells during immune ...

Researchers at Mass General Brigham have modified a herpes simplex virus (HSV-1) that stimulates the immune system to attack ...

Scientists have captured a never-before-seen, high-resolution look at influenza’s stealthy invasion of human cells, revealing ...