They disable our defenses and hijack the cellular machinery in order to multiply successfully. For example, the herpes ...

Scientists armed bacteria with cancer-killing viruses that infiltrate tumors, evade immunity, and attack from within.

In a ground breaking study in the UK researchers have identified a previously unknown mechanism that allows the immune system to fight viruses even after they have infected cells. Until now it was ...

The idea that a single-celled bacterium can defend itself against viruses in a similar way as the 1.8-trillion-cell human immune system is still “mind-blowing” for molecular biologist Joshua Modell of ...

KSHB 41 reporter Megan Abundis covers Kansas City, including neighborhoods in the southern parts of the city. Have a story idea to share with Megan? Send her a tip. Recent work published by the Kansas ...

The virus that causes COVID-19 can enter brain cells, which may explain the neurological symptoms some patients experience, according to new research cited by The New York Times. A team of researchers ...

A Wayne State University study published in the Oct. 3, 2025, issue of Nature Communications revealed that Zika virus ...

Scientists in China believe they've discovered a novel tickborne germ that can infect and sicken people, dubbed the Wetland virus. reading time 3 minutes Ticks may cause even more harm to humans than ...

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a viral infection that attacks our immune systems. Infection enters the body by contact ...

Viruses are entirely dependent on their hosts to reproduce. They ransack living cells for parts and energy and hijack the host's cellular machinery to make new copies of themselves. Herpes simplex ...

Scientists at Temple University say they have gotten closer to a cure for HIV by combining a new gene editing therapy with antiretroviral drugs. The researchers say the human immunodeficiency virus ...

A protein involved in cognition and storing long-term memories looks and acts like a protein from viruses. The protein, called Arc, has properties similar to those that viruses use for infecting host ...