Washington State University researchers have found a way to modulate a common virus protein to prevent viruses from entering ...

Human noroviruses are the leading cause of acute gastroenteritis worldwide, a major global health problem for which there are no specific treatments or vaccines. Understanding the first phase of ...

Scientists have captured an unprecedented, real-time view of influenza viruses as they move across and slip inside human ...

Understanding virus entry and the subsequent intracellular journey of individual virions is critical for elucidating mechanisms of infection and developing effective antiviral strategies. Recent ...

Winter has returned, so is the flu season accompanied by flu, fever, aching limbs and runny nose,that has forced scientists ...

Scientists film flu viruses surfing and being pulled into human cells in stunning real-time footage. The cell doesn’t wait, ...

The custom-built microscopy system allowed researchers to film the very instant an influenza virus attaches itself to a cell ...

Semliki Forest virus was originally isolated from mosquitoes in the Semliki Forest, Uganda, hence the name. Upon systemic infection from mosquito bites, Semliki Forest virus causes mild blood viremia ...

Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) causes chickenpox and shingles, while herpes simplex virus (HSV) is responsible for oral and genital herpes. Although current treatments mainly focus on inhibiting viral ...

One of the essential factors the COVID-19 virus needs to enter a host is a receptor on a human cell — a place where the universally recognized spike protein can latch onto the cell surface, pierce it, ...

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has highlighted the need for new broad-range antiviral medications. While many bacterial infections can be treated with the same medications, antiviral ...