Red ginseng can help block influenza A by activating the body’s natural ability to eliminate virus-infected cells, a research ...

Different teams need to make the same conclusion multiple times before a consensus is reached and the finding can be built ...

Because they rely on hosts for a majority of functions, viruses aren’t considered alive. But entities like this one ...

In an article published in Nature Microbiology, scientists reveal the existence of numerous new lineages of mirusviruses, ...

A study from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), published in Nature Communications, reveals how ...

Different teams need to make the same conclusion multiple times before a consensus is reached and the finding can be ...

New Cleveland Clinic research shows how mosquito-transmitted viruses – like Zika, West Nile, Yellow Fever and dengue viruses – hijack host cells to promote their own replication and infection.

The mosquito-borne Zika virus is known for causing microcephaly, a birth defect in which abnormal brain development results in a smaller-than-expected head. A new study published Jan. 13 in mBio shows ...

The mosquito-borne Zika virus hijacks a host protein called ANKLE2 to support its own reproduction. ANKLE2 is involved in brain development in the fetus and because Zika can cross the placenta and ...

Over a single day, in the placid waters of a single pond, a million virus particles might enter a single-celled organism known for the minuscule hairs, or cilia, that propel it through those waters.