A new year might mean new viral threats. Influenza A is a perennial threat. The virus infects a wide range of animals and has ...

A new year might mean new viral threats. Old viruses are constantly evolving. A warming and increasingly populated planet ...

In 2026, Oropouche outbreaks will likely continue to affect travelers in the Americas. The biting midge that carries ...

Newly published interdisciplinary research led by the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and University of Maryland shows ...

Researchers identify a shared RNA-protein interaction that could lead to broad-spectrum antiviral treatments for ...

Scientists have uncovered a surprising viral shortcut that turns moving cells into delivery vehicles for infection. Instead ...

Learn how a newly discovered virus disrupts its host’s nucleus in ways that echo how complex cells may have formed billions ...

This is a summary of: Liu. H. et al. Viral RNA blocks circularization to evade host codon usage control. Nature https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-025-09809-y (2025).

A virus relies on the host's translation machinery to replicate itself and become infectious. Translation efficiency ...

Ancient DNA reveals that childhood viruses lived with humans for thousands of years, reshaping how we understand human and ...

Dr. Gil Mor discusses sex-specific placental responses and long-term immune alterations from prenatal virus exposure.

People may use the term “viral heart disease” to describe viral myocarditis. This refers to when a viral infection causes inflammation of heart muscle tissue. Inflammation is the body’s natural ...