Polyurethane locks in the antimicrobial power of tea tree and cinnamon oils. The new technology could make public spaces safer within a year

How can we selectively kill harmful gut bacteria that cause inflammatory bowel disease or other disorders? Researchers suggest using viruses

Cow mucus provides the basis for a synthetic prophylactic gel developed at KTH to protect against HIV and herpes transmission.

By the time you test positive for COVID-19, the SARS-CoV-2 virus has already taken up residence in your respiratory system.

Researchers have developed an instrument that can be clipped on to a smartphone to rapidly test for Zika virus in a single droplet of blood.

Shingles infection may activate dormant neurological herpes viruses, causing inflammation and accumulation of Alzheimer’s associated protein

A single gene therapy injection could dramatically reduce the bleeding risk faced by people with haemophilia B finds a study from UCL.

A COVID-19 vaccine, that would, in theory, remain effective against new and emerging variants, could be taken as a pill.

A new tool can quickly and reliably identify the presence of Ebola in blood samples and potentially could be developed into a rapid test.

The first discovery of viruses infecting a group of microbes that may include the ancestors of all complex life has been found.

New study finds that immunocompromised patients tend to develop chronic coronavirus infections, leading to highly mutated variants.

Monkeypox is a rare infection caused by a virus that circulates in some animals in forested areas of Central and West Africa.

The oncolytic virus has been shown to shrink colon, lung, breast, ovarian and pancreatic cancer tumors in preclinical laboratory models.

Researchers have just found a way to block one strain of the influenza virus from accessing a human protein it needs to replicate in cells.

The virus has been designed specifically to kill cancer and works by enhancing the body's immune response against cancer cells.

Artificial intelligence that can detect and kill malware on the fly could help protect laptops, computers and smart devices in our homes.

Research team has developed a new microfluidic chip for diagnosing diseases that can be powered wirelessly by a smartphone.

The human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine reduces cervical cancer rates by 87% in women who were offered the jab between the ages of 12-13.

Viral mimicry, tricks the body into thinking that it has a viral infection, stimulating immune responses that can help the body fight cancer

The Serratus Project is a supercomputing collaboration that analyzed close to 6 million biological samples, or 20 million gigabytes of data.