Scientists have finally watched influenza viruses break into living human cells in real time, catching the microscopic invaders as they latch on, glide across the surface and slip inside. Instead of a ...

While current flu shots need to be updated each season, scientists are finding new ways to make vaccine that could last much longer and cover more strains.

Researchers have devised a new tool for discerning between naturally occurring viral outbreaks and those resulting from lab ...

Scientists at Stanford Medicine have unveiled a bold new kind of “universal” vaccine that could one day protect against everything from COVID-19 and the flu to bacterial pneumonia and even common ...

Prior exposure to one strain of influenza virus may weaken children's ability to mount an effective antibody response against their subsequent exposure to a different flu strain, according to a study ...

Flu's spread could be reduced by antiviral chewing gum made from beans, suggests a study. Scientists used a clinical-grade gum in experiments to "substantially" lower viral loads of two herpes simplex ...