Researchers discovered how human astroviruses bind to a receptor on human cells at a molecular level, which could inform new ...

Coughs and colds are rife this time of year, but how can you tell when they might be a sign of something more serious, like pneumonia? Recognising the difference between an ordinary cough and a ...

I volunteered to participate in a Phase 2 clinical trial to test a treatment for dengue fever. This is what I learned in my time as a human test subject. Credit: Max Barnhart/Aislinn Woody/Madeline ...

Besides serving as food for certain microbes, viruses perform some helpful functions that remain poorly understood. A ciliate, a type of single-celled microbe, swims next to Sphagnum moss, amplified ...