RNA viruses pose significant challenges to public health due to their high mutation rates and diverse mechanisms of infection which allow them to rapidly adapt to new hosts and evade therapeutic ...

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

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

This study presents a valuable finding on the molecular mechanisms that govern GABAergic inhibitory synapse function. The authors propose that Endophilin A1 serves as a novel regulator of GABAergic ...

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 ...

An international team led by Goethe University Frankfurt has identified an intracellular sensor that monitors the quality of ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

The first 3D images of a whole human thymus have been created using a specialized X-ray technique by researchers from UCL and the Francis Crick Institute.

Activated through three different pathways, complement facilitates the clearance of virus particles by directly inducing their destruction (lysis). To prevent bystander damage to host cells, ...