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

Even in death, cells leave a trace. Scientists have discovered a microscopic “Footprint of Death” that not only helps the immune system clean up but can also give viruses a new way to spread infection ...

HPV, a very common virus, is found to hijack the body's cells to directly drive skin cancer growth, even after surgeries and ...

Scientists at La Trobe University have discovered a previously unknown way viruses could spread around the body, potentially ...

Scientists are hoping to treat diseases including cancer and Alzheimer's by influencing how cells make life-or-death ...

The herpesvirus can manipulate our DNA with far more precision than previously thought. The virus condenses and changes the shape of our genetic material to hijack the host genes needed for ...

The Nobel Prize in Medicine was awarded on Monday to three scientists for discovering how a particular kind of cell can stop ...

4 virus-like particles (VLPs) and human intestinal enteroids," said first author of the work Dr ... "Importantly, our study revealed that structure changes in the viral particles are required to ...

A common type of human papillomavirus (HPV) could be more dangerous than we thought. The virus, known as beta-HPV, was thought in rare cases to contribute to skin cancer by worsening UV damage, but a ...

A virus from humble black-eyed peas is showing extraordinary promise in the fight against cancer. Unlike other plant viruses, the cowpea mosaic virus (CPMV) can awaken the human immune system and ...