As scientists, we often think we understand a virus—its structure, its tricks, the way it moves through the body. But every once in a while, we stumble upon something unexpected—something that ...

For the human body to mount an immune response to a viral infection, host cells must identify the viral invader and trigger a signaling pathway. This signal then prompts the immune system to attack ...

Influenza virus uses a protein to mask itself as it enters our cells, delaying immune system detection and providing an opportunity to take hold without a fight, according to new findings in Nature ...

The H5N1 avian influenza virus has infected birds and mammals around the world. As of June 2025, 70 people have been infected, and 1 person has died in the United States. A new analysis suggests that ...

Using animal models, researchers uncovered how cervical and throat cancers linked to the human papillomavirus evade the immune system, opening the door to new treatment. The most common cancer-causing ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Researchers at Texas Biologics at The University of Texas at Austin recently made a discovery that they believe could “represent a paradigm shift” in virus treatment, according to the ...

A recent study by researchers from Institute of Science Tokyo unveils the molecular mechanisms explaining why some "stealth" drug coatings fail to evade the immune system. Using single-molecule atomic ...

Researchers are studying the potential of gold nanoparticles (yellow dots) to deliver drugs into the body. Veronika Sapozhnikova, Konstantin Sokolov, Rebecca Richards-Kortum/M.D. Anderson Cancer ...