A team of researchers has discovered that the norovirus bug can escape destruction by hiding in a rare type of cell found in the gut. Norovirus is the leading cause of non-bacterial gastroenteritis, which causes 267 million infections, and 200,000 deaths worldwide each year.
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Getting a flu shot is an unpleasant annual routine, thanks to the virus constantly evolving. Now researchers from Cornell University have developed a new vaccine that acts faster, lasts longer and fights multiple strains, potentially cutting back the jab from once a year to once a decade.
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The flu virus is a crafty foe, constantly adapting to our best weapons. But now a universal flu vaccine has been cleared for widespread human trials in the UK, which should be much more effective at destroying different forms of the virus.
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A technique developed several years ago involving an engineered hybrid of poliovirus and rhinovirus has shown great promise in treating a lethal form of brain cancer. A new study details how this modified virus both attacks tumor cells and triggers the body's immune system to do the same.
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For well over half a century, scientists have been working to harness the cell-destroying power of viruses in the battle against cancer. The latest addition to this arsenal comes from an unlikely source, the relatively new Zika virus, which could offer a new way to fight deadly brain cancers.
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A dizzying number of microbes call the human body home, and it turns out that science knows very little about most of them.
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In what they're calling the first evidence of a DNA-based exploit of a computer system, a team of scientists have successfully shown that a computer can be hacked through malicious code incorporated into synthetic DNA.
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A new investigation has uncovered a previously undiscovered biological process that suppresses the body’s natural antiviral response. This could lead to entirely new treatment strategies for some of the world’s most widespread viruses.
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As Tuesday’s ransomware attack continues to spread, several security analysts are saying that this virus may not be ransomware after all, but is actually a cyberattack in disguise.
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A new ransomware outbreak is causing mayhem around the world, compromising banks, airports, energy suppliers, and even shutting down automated radiation sensors at Chernobyl. Initial reports claim this new virus is more sophisticated and potentially harder to stop that the recent WannaCry virus.
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