A cold sore might seem like a minor nuisance. But behind that tingling lip is one of the world’s most widespread and cunning ...

HIV remains incurable but manageable. Johns Hopkins found a way to silence it long-term using a molecule from the virus ...

In a study of human immune cells infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, scientists at Johns Hopkins Medicine say a ...

New research has discovered that the Herpes virus actually takes control of key RNA functionality and changes human DNA in ...

Researchers have developed a molecule that inhibits the enzyme that spreads the cold sore-causing herpes virus. Their discovery could lead to a new virus treatments, as well as treating diseases ...

The herpes virus that commonly causes cold sores affects how tightly coiled our DNA is and makes it shrink, all to help ...

One year ago, the first bird flu infection in a human in the United States was reported in a Texas dairy worker, just weeks after the virus had been found in cattle for the first time ever.

An atomic-level investigation of how Eastern equine encephalitis virus binds to a key receptor and gets inside of cells also has enabled the discovery of a decoy molecule that protects against the ...

A molecule that is currently being used to treat cancerous soft-tissue sarcomas may be the key for developing a cure for HIV. This molecule, known as EBC-46, works by temporarily activating the HIV ...

All this proved, said Dr. Stanley, that “a virus is a protein molecule and as such may be regarded as non-living.” The A. A. A. S. gave him a $1,000 prize for his work (TIME, Jan. 11).