T cells are some of the immune system's most important warriors. They can stop tumor growth and even fight off severe ...

Bacteria also produce molecules that have an antiviral effect. Researchers from Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU) ...

How flu viruses enter cells has been directly observed thanks to a new microscopy technique with the potential to revolutionize research on membrane biology, virus–host interactions and drug discovery ...

T cells are a major component to the immune system. They are responsible for identifying and targeting foreign material and ...

Scientists investigating how influenza viruses replicate within cells "accidentally" discovered that different flu viruses ...

A team at the Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont has stumbled onto a finding that upends a long-standing ...

HIV antivirals may be the key to stopping HTLV-1, a deadly virus with no cure. In a decade-long study, researchers successfully suppressed the virus in mice and discovered a way to kill infected cells ...

A new study reveals the biological secret to the Zika virus's infectious success: Zika uses host cells' own 'self-care' system of clearing away useless molecules to suppress the host proteins that the ...

HIV can damage the brain and cause memory and cognitive problems. And once HIV enters the brain, it does not leave. HIV ...

Chikungunya virus, which is transmitted to people by infected Aedes mosquitoes and characterized by high fever and intense ...