Researchers at Rochester Institute of Technology are investigating how mechanical forces—such as stretching and changes in tissue stiffness—influence viral infection rates in the lungs to understand ...

You wake up with a scratchy throat and that vague feeling of unwellness. Is it just allergies? The start of a cold? Or something that might need antibiotics? Knowing the difference between viral and ...

One of the remaining mysteries of the human immune system is why a certain cell, called a B cell, which retains a memory for past infections -- ensuring we fight off diseases we have experienced ...

Cardiac emergencies are more likely in the weeks after a bout of COVID or flu, while long-lasting viral illnesses like shingles threaten heart health for years. New research concluded that COVID and ...

A new, Yale-led study suggests that a range of respiratory viral infections—including COVID-19 and influenza—may be preventable or treatable with a generic antibiotic that is delivered to the nasal ...

The impact of viral infections on the central nervous system (CNS) can be profound, affecting individuals as well as society at large. Acute neurological complications—such as viral encephalitis—have ...

In cases of acute arthritis, it is crucial to consider infectious causes, particularly viral infections. This recommendation was made by a team of rheumatologists led by Dr Matthias Wahle, head and ...

New research from the University of Kansas shows a "risk gene" linked to higher odds of developing autoimmune diseases such ...

Dengue virus (DENV) is a flavivirus transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes, endemic in >100 countries. Climate change is expanding its range to temperate regions. Liver injury is common, ranging from mild ...

People may use the term “viral heart disease” to describe viral myocarditis. This refers to when a viral infection causes inflammation of heart muscle tissue. Inflammation is the body’s natural ...

Scientists from Duke-NUS Medical School and the Singapore General Hospital have discovered that T cells-white blood cells that can destroy harmful pathogens-can completely prevent viral infection, to ...