On a stormy Monday in March, 1827, the German composer Ludwig van Beethoven passed away after a protracted illness. Bedridden ...

Influenza virus is an infectious agent belonging to the virus family Orthomyxoviridae that causes a respiratory tract infection (influenza or 'flu') in vertebrates. There are three main species, and ...

Virus–host interactions are the viral and host processes that occur during viral infection, which enable both partners to respond to each other. This study reports that Saffold virus, associated with ...

Dec. 12, 2025 Researchers used AI to pinpoint a little-known monkeypox protein that provokes strong protective antibodies. When the team tested this protein as a vaccine ingredient in mice, it ...

So what’s going on? Flu, in particular, is causing concern. with the number of hospital patients with the virus reaching levels not seen since 2010, this year’s winter flu crisis has plunged the NHS ...