In the world of viral research, uncovering a virus’s weaknesses is often a painstaking process that requires years of ...

The core structure of the virus, the nucleocapsid, isn’t in the center of the envelope – it comes closer to the membrane on one side. Some other viruses have uniquely positioned cores, but the ...

As part of the team in 2017 that mapped the structure of a human antibody that could potently block the Zika virus, as well as the recipient of this major grant from NIAIAD, Kuhn is one of the ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — A team of researchers has determined the structure of the Zika virus, an important discovery in the development of antiviral treatments and vaccines. The researchers, led ...

This was the first time many had ever heard of the virus, but since it was first identified in 1976, there have actually been more than 20 serious Ebola incidents. Thankfully, none of them had the ...

Dengue virus enters a host cell when the viral envelope glycoprotein, E, binds to a receptor and responds by conformational rearrangement to the reduced pH of an endosome. The conformational ...

The virus has not generally posed as great a risk to otherwise healthy children. But children are vulnerable in other ways . With schools in dozens of countries closed down and strict social ...

Scientists have determined the structure of a critical protein from the ebola virus, which, though rare, is one of the deadliest viruses on the planet killing between 50 and 90 percent of those ...

In a rare but serious complication of cancer, the body’s own immune system can start attacking the brain, causing rapid-onset memory loss and cognitive deficits. What triggers this sudden biological ...

The virus that causes COVID-19 can alter the genomic structure of cells, which may explain the immunological symptoms that someone experiences from an infection, according to a new study from ...

One of the immune system’s healthy functions is to attack viruses, and PNMA2’s virus-like structure makes it particularly prone to being targeted as well, the researchers found. In fact, in ...