Few viruses are as widespread – and sometimes misunderstood – as the human papillomavirus, or HPV. It’s so common that most of us – up to 80% – will encounter it at some point in our lives, often ...

Skin cancer is typically caused by damage to the skin’s cells from ultraviolet radiation. But a recent case study has just shed light on another potential cause: human papillomavirus. The report, ...

Backed by a $30 million gift from an anonymous donor, the Center for Advanced Therapeutics will serve as a central resource ...

Researchers discovered Human Pegivirus in brain tissue from five of ten Parkinson's patients, suggesting the virus may play a ...

A study published 30 years ago is striking up new conversation about the potential connection between the common cold sore and Alzheimer’s disease. Published in The Lancet in 1997, researchers ...

IRISH parents are being warned about a common virus that mainly affects babies and young children. Cases of chickenpox have jumped in Ireland, and the HSE has issued an urgent warning. The common ...

A long-term dementia care ward saw an outbreak of respiratory syncytial virus and human metapneumovirus that infected 73 percent of patients, showing the challenges inherent in preventing the spread ...

Modern laboratory techniques for the detection of novel human viruses are greatly needed as physicians and epidemiologists increasingly deal with infectious diseases caused by new or previously ...

If you are diagnosed with the flu and you’re considered high-risk for complications, your doctor will likely recommend that ...

Detection of common cold coronaviruses (ccCoVs) decreased by approximately half after the widespread SARS-CoV-2 exposure and COVID-19 vaccination, whereas detection of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV ...

West Nile Virus is the leading disease spread by mosquitoes in the United States, according to the CDC, and it usually starts ...