A new virus-fighting plastic film could transform everyday surfaces into invisible defenders against disease. Instead of ...

A newly discovered virus hiding inside a common gut bacterium could help explain one of medicine’s long-standing mysteries: why a microbe found in both healthy people and cancer patients is linked to ...

Think of how many surfaces you touch every day, from your kitchen bench to the handrail on the bus or train, your work desk ...

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A cat called Gizmo. Image by Tim Sandle. A cat called Gizmo. Image by Tim Sandle. Researchers from the University of Florida, including virologist John Lednicky, identified this strain during ...

Giant viruses might not be visible to the naked eye, but their presence in oceans could shape the future of marine ecosystems—and even human health. In a groundbreaking new study published in Nature ...

A virus that 95% of adults carry from childhood infections may be initiating bladder cancer decades later, according to research from the University of York and collaborating institutions. BK ...

World-leading virologists highlight advances in antiviral therapeutics, artificial intelligence, immunology, and global surveillance shaping how future pandemics may be detected and controlled. TAMPA, ...

On an otherwise unremarkable September day in 2014, Luca, a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle-obsessed 4-year-old, had a fever. Riley Bove, Luca’s mother, didn’t think much of it at first—a back to school ...

Cases of Borna disease virus 1 (BoDV-1) are extremely rare in humans, but in those who develop disease, the outcome is severe ...