For decades, HIV treatment has depended on one hard truth: once medication stops, the virus usually comes roaring back. Modern antiretroviral drugs can suppress HIV so effectively that many people ...

Giant viruses are so named because of the size of their genome. (Tumeggy/Science Photo Library/Getty Images) Researchers have ...

In evolutionary biology, all life on Earth is theoretically part of a single phylogenetic tree, indicating common ancestry.

A PRISON guard who was jailed after going viral for sleeping with an inmate has broken her silence to slam the “understaffed ...

The cost of CAR T-cell therapy means that the highly effective cancer treatment is unavailable in many parts of the world.

When viruses invade a plant, you might expect an all-out immune war. But new research published in Science shows that, much like in humans, too strong an immune response can actually do more harm than ...

Chikungunya virus, which is transmitted to people by infected Aedes mosquitoes and characterized by high fever and intense ...

The legacy of Neandertals in modern people has often been framed as a genetic gift for fighting infection. This time, the ...

Persistent viral infections pose a unique challenge to the immune system. Prolonged antigen exposure drives T cells into a state of exhaustion — a ...

Andes hantavirus causes deadly lung failure, but its method of attack differs from other respiratory illnesses. The details ...

Ensitrelvir represents a significant advancement in the treatment of COVID-19, setting the stage for enhanced defenses ...

Linton Weirich, 38, has reflected on his time behind bars at HMP Wandsworth and how the viral video of him having sex with ...