Nipah virus research in Kerala focuses on transmission from bats to humans, utilizing novel pseudovirus neutralization test for study.

Parasitic tapeworm larvae release glutamate and other excitatory molecules that can directly excite brain neurons.

A 50-year-old man dies due to a rabies like illness called ABLV, after getting bitten by a bat several months ago.

Recruitment initiated into the Phase 2 opaganib plus darolutamide study in patients with advanced prostate cancer, sponsored ...

If we want to prevent viral infections or develop drugs that can effectively treat them, those infections have to be ...

Taking coronaviruses to the movies During COVID-19, many research groups sought to develop drugs that target the external surfaces of Spike proteins shared by coronaviruses, which bind to receptor ...

"These viruses are so closely related to MERS, so we have to be concerned if they ever infect humans," said virologist Michael Letko.

While most merbecoviruses appear unlikely to be able to infect humans, HKU5 viruses— which have been found across Asia, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East—were shown to use the host receptor ...

Autophagy is a crucial and fundamental process that helps cells break down damaged organelles or problematic proteins. This work has shown how it can be hijacked by a virus. “The bottom line is this ...

Viruses are tiny invaders that need to get inside host cells to survive and reproduce. But entering a cell isn't as simple as knocking on the door – viruses have to trick specific proteins on the cell ...

Though other viruses, such as HIV, are known to silence host receptors that let them into cells, Zika is unusual for having at least three of its own proteins that can get the job done, said Shan ...

Influenza viruses are among the most likely triggers of future pandemics. A research team from the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI) and the Medical Center - University of Freiburg has ...