It is not easy to treat viral infections, but scientists in Massachusetts think they may have found a new way to stop viruses from making people sick by using what amounts to a pair of molecular ...

In the ongoing fight against viruses, a new scientific approach could bring sweeping change. Instead of targeting the virus ...

For billions of years, bacteria have waged an ongoing arms race against viruses, evolving many defense mechanisms against the infectious invaders. Now, these evolutions may offer innovative ways for ...

When Australia's black flying foxes are well-fed, they tend to be healthy. A lack of food stresses the bats — and stress causes them to shed, or release, viruses into the environment. (Ko Konno | ...

The Trump administration is preparing an executive order that would halt federal funding, at least temporarily, for a risky ...