Microbiologists Patrick Moreira and Purificación López-García, together with virologists Arturo Ludmir and Lynn Enquist, are ...

Scientists discover how yellow fever and encephalitis viruses enter human cells, and block them with decoy molecules.

Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) is a rare but serious brain infection. It gradually destroys brain tissue ...

A recent international research project has used advanced microscopy techniques and computational modeling to discover why ...

A team led by investigators at Mass General Brigham and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute has shown that a single injection of an ...

When a pathogen like a dangerous virus invades the human body, it usually has to enter human cells to cause an illness. Influenza has to latch onto a receptor on the surface of a human cell so it can ...

A new study suggests that people may experience the same virus differently based on how quickly the cells in their noses ...

A team led by investigators at Mass General Brigham and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute has shown that a single injection of an oncolytic virus—a genetically modified virus that selectively infects and ...

Lurking among them is a “giant” virus, a genetic behemoth that blurs the line between the living and the inanimate. When this ...

A new study reveals how Epstein-Barr virus may provoke immune cells to attack the brain, offering fresh hope for treating ...

Glioblastoma patients, long shut out from immunotherapies that have transformed patient care in other cancers, could finally benefit from a new treatment option. Boston cancer researchers have found ...

An infection with Epstein-Barr virus is a nonevent for most people. But for a subset, the virus can contribute to chronic ...