Every winter, as the air sharpens and scarves return to shoulders, an old visitor also makes a reappearance: the flu. It ...

Scientists have finally watched influenza viruses break into living human cells in real time, catching the microscopic ...

Scientists have captured an unprecedented, real-time view of influenza viruses as they move across and slip inside human ...

When a pathogen like a dangerous virus invades the human body, it usually has to enter human cells to cause an illness.

A common virus carried by most humans could trigger lupus, offering new clues for preventing and treating this dangerous ...

We know that the process of viral uptake into cells begins with interactions between proteins hemagglutinin and neuraminidase ...

The flu illness is triggered by influenza viruses, which enter the body through droplets and then infect cells. Researchers ...

Viruses are typically described as tiny, perfectly geometric shells that pack genetic material with mathematical precision, ...

Scientists film flu viruses surfing and being pulled into human cells in stunning real-time footage. The cell doesn’t wait, ...

Most of them come from a subset of viruses called retroviruses, which infect host cells and then trick them into making the proteins that they need to replicate. Occasionally, a retrovirus will embed ...

Researchers at Mass General Brigham have modified a herpes simplex virus (HSV-1) that stimulates the immune system to attack ...

Scientists have captured a never-before-seen, high-resolution look at influenza’s stealthy invasion of human cells, revealing ...