The discovery of an unusual hepatitis B virus from shrews offers new opportunities of better understanding the chronic progression of
Hepatitis B: Unusual virus discovered in shrews
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Lung cell patches its own DNA on the fly to survive influenza: Resilient cells make lung less hospitable to viruses, but may be double-edged sword
Scientists at Duke University have identified one kind of lung cell that can hustle to repair its damaged DNA and
How HIV infection may contribute to wide-ranging metabolic conditions
HIV-infected cells release vesicles that contain a viral protein called Nef, impairing cholesterol metabolism and triggering inflammation in uninfected bystander
Spanish flu may have lingered two years before 1918 outbreak and vaccine could have treated it
The most severe pandemic in recent history, killing some 50 million people worldwide, the Spanish influenza, may have emerged up
Monkey-infecting virus may provide part of future HIV vaccine: Simian immunodeficiency virus envelope protein elicits desired anti-HIV antibody response in mice
A protein from Simian Immunodeficiency Virus (SIV), which can infect monkeys and apes, has shown promise as a potential component
New imaging reveals previously unseen vulnerabilities of HIV: Breakthrough opens new paths to fight against the deadly virus
Imagine that HIV is a sealed tin can: if you opened it, what would you find inside? An international team
High rate of viral suppression among people new to HIV care: Study reflects advances in HIV care, but gaps remain
Eighty-six percent of individuals who entered HIV care soon after diagnosis maintained viral suppression after 48 weeks during a clinical
Zika virus strips immune cells of their identity: New lab technique for separating infected and uninfected cells helps reveal how Zika virus manipulates the human immune system
Macrophages are immune cells that are supposed to protect the body from infection by viruses and bacteria. Yet Zika virus
New urine dipstick test detects cause of disease that blinds millions
Scientists at Scripps Research have developed a urine diagnostic to detect the parasitic worms that cause river blindness, also called
Quiet viruses alter body’s response to vaccines, pathogens: Low levels of cytomegalovirus change microbe and immune cell populations and response to influenza vaccine
UC Davis researchers have shown that low levels of cytomegalovirus (CMV) have a significant impact on microbe and immune cell