An international research team has determined the first high-resolution structures of the herpes simplex virus origin-binding ...

A newly discovered Zika virus-specific synthetic molecule is capable of differentiating Zika-immune patient samples from samples of patients previously infected with the related dengue virus. The ...

UVA researcher Ashley Brandebura helped uncover how a missing brain molecule may hold promise for treating Down syndrome.

An atomic-level investigation of how Eastern equine encephalitis virus binds to a key receptor and gets inside of cells also has enabled the discovery of a decoy molecule that protects against the ...

Scientists discover that a missing molecule, pleiotrophin, may disrupt brain circuits in Down syndrome; restoring it could ...

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Vol. 118, No. 3 (January 19, 2021), pp. 1-12 (12 pages) Flaviviruses, including dengue and Zika, are widespread human ...

Scientists in Germany have created a novel flu detection method using an edible sensor that produces taste when the influenza ...

A study found that covid-19 vaccines appeared to awaken the immune system in lung and skin cancer patients, helping them live ...

The most widely used COVID-19 vaccines may offer a surprise benefit for some cancer patients – revving up their immune systems to help fight tumors.

The first clear picture ever made of a molecule was last week shown on a lantern slide. Some of the ablest U.S. scientists—members of the American Philosophical Society, founded 198 years ago by ...