Virus could treat brain tumours by boosting immune system Scientists from the University of Leeds and The Institute of Cancer Research in London have found that the naturally occur... Read more
Scientists find way to boost virus-fighter in cells before infection is present Researchers have discovered a way to trigger a preventive response to a flu infection without any he... Read more
A new blood test has been developed that reads your entire virus history by analysing the antibodies in your bloodstream A revolutionary new blood test will allow doctors to discov... Read more
How it lives in boiling acid offers template for delivering gene therapy By unlocking the secrets of a bizarre virus that survives in nearly boiling acid, scientists at the Univers... Read more
Using tracer viruses, researchers found that contamination of just a single doorknob or table top results in the spread of viruses throughout office buildings, hotels, and health c... Read more
Scientists demonstrate first contagious airborne WiFi virus Researchers at the University of Liverpool have shown for the first time that WiFi networks can be infected with... Read more
A novel approach that could dramatically slow down the spread of HIV by sexual contact A precisely designed macromolecule that mimics the binding of HIV to immune system cells coul... Read more
Zero-day infections are common Antivirus software running on your computer has one big weak point – if a new virus is released before the antivirus provider knows about it or... Read more
The development of an easy to use, low cost method of detecting dengue virus in mosquitoes based on gold nanoparticles is reported in BioMed Central’s open access journal Virology... Read more
Scientists in the US have developed a novel vaccination method that uses tiny gold particles to mimic a virus and carry specific proteins to the body’s specialist immune cells. The... Read more
The instrument can be made sufficiently compact and lightweight for field applications and, attached to a cell phone, could become useful even in remote locations To test the sever... Read more
Simon Fraser University virologist Masahiro Niikura and his doctoral student Nicole Bance are among an international group of scientists that has discovered a new class of molecula... Read more
Research could eventually eliminate the need for the expensive methods currently used to treat HIV-positive individuals A team of Spanish researchers say they have made an i... Read more
With this breakthrough the immune system can learn to recognize any type of flu virus and attack the pathogen, preventing illness. A new process to make a one-time, universal influ... Read more
Scientists in the United States have identified a new strain of influenza in harbour seals that could potentially impact human and animal health. The H3N8 flu has been associated w... Read more
