Infection with Zika virus in pregnancy can lead to neurological disorders, fetal abnormalities and fetal death. Until now, how the virus manages to cross the placenta, which nurtures the developing ...

Researchers say understanding how Zika virus spreads through the human placenta and reaches the fetus is critical to prevent or control the infection.

The virus, unearthed at the Wuhan Institute of Virology, carries the risk of animal-to-human transmission, though the ...

Researchers say if their results are confirmed through further study they are optimistic the approach could be used to treat chronic infections for the first time.

In recent years, the Zika virus (ZIKV) epidemic that affected Brazil, particularly the Northeast region, has drawn attention ...

Amidst growing fears of human-to-human transmission, “bird flu” is no longer just a grocery store problem — it’s exposing ...

This study provides evidence that single-cell multi-omics profiling can reveal key regulators of HIV-1 persistence and early immune dysregulation, particularly implicating KLF2 and Th17 cells as major ...

Viruses, like those that cause COVID-19 or HIV, are formidable opponents once they invade our bodies. Antiviral treatments strive to block a virus or halt its replication. However, viruses are dynamic ...

A multi-national, multi-institutional study led by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators found little natural resistance to a ...

An artificial-intelligence network trained on a vast trove of sequence data is a step towards designing completely new ...

A new study says the flu A viral strain can adapt shape to stay infectious. Infectious disease doctors break down what this means and how to protect yourself.