A newly discovered virus hiding inside common gut bacteria may be linked to colorectal cancer, according to new research. Scientists in Denmark found that colorectal cancer patients were about twice ...

Eanna Fennell receives funding from the Irish Research Council and Horizon Europe. Over 95% of the world’s adult population is infected with Epstein–Barr virus (EBV), but most people never realise it.

A giant virus discovered in Japan is adding fuel to the provocative idea that viruses helped create complex life. Named ushikuvirus, it infects amoebae and shows unique traits that connect different ...

A respiratory virus with no specific treatment or vaccines is spreading in the Bay Area. According to the CDC, the spike of the Human Metapneumovirus, or HMPV for short, started in December. A high ...

Colorectal cancer is one of the most common types of cancer in the Western world and a leading cause of cancer-related deaths. Age, diet and lifestyle are known risk factors. However, in most cases we ...

Doctors are warning people to stay vigilant as a seasonal flu virus that can lead to pneumonia and bronchitis spreads in California wastewater and around the country. High levels of human ...

Health officials in southern China are waging war on mosquitoes as the government tries to fight the spread of the mosquito-borne chikungunya virus. Most people infected with the virus develop ...

A "new" virus in California has reached New Jersey as cases of HMPV in NJ have spiked in recent days, with the human metapneumovirus (HMPV) having no treatment and no vaccine, according to the Centers ...

A virus with no treatment or cure is spreading rapidly in the US — although officials have urged people not to panic yet. Human metapneumovirus, or HMPV, is transmitted via coughs or contact with a ...

Three old and altered images of people in hazmat suits burying bodies en masse have been used misleadingly to illustrate online posts about cases of the deadly Nipah virus in India’s eastern state of ...

Cold, flu and COVID may get the most attention, but a lesser-known, highly contagious virus is taking the West Coast by storm. Wastewater SCAN data show that human metapneumovirus, or HMPV, is rampant ...

Doctors are warning people to stay vigilant as a seasonal flu virus that can lead to pneumonia and bronchitis spreads in California wastewater and around the country. High levels of human ...