A dead mouse from a cat named Pepper has led a researcher to a new virus.

Viruses are the fastest-evolving biological entity on Earth. This fact explains why we need flu shots every year: Seasonal ...

Hepatitis E Virus, or HEV, is a viral infection that generates inflammation of the liver. The disease is commonly transmitted through contact with contamin | Immunology ...

It is comparatively easy to tell a cell's state of health: On their surface, cells present fragments of almost all the proteins they contain inside. This means the immune system can directly recognize ...

Rather than creating a vaccine that mimics the RSV virus, they’re going straight to the source of protection: the immune ...

Concerns about COVID-19 have significantly diminished, but researchers continue to analyze its high transmission rate, aiming ...

After a surge in COVID-19 cases this summer, infection rates seem to be on the decline. As of October 26, positive results account for only 5 percent of all tests, excluding at-home testing, in the ...

An international team led by Goethe University Frankfurt has identified an intracellular sensor that monitors the quality of so-called MHC-I molecules, which help the immune system recognize and kill ...

In general, viruses attach to different cell surface molecules as the first step of infection. While this study provides several still images of the phage structure, the researchers do not ...