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 ...

Researchers have developed a molecule that effectively inhibits an enzyme instrumental in spreading the herpes simplex virus in humans. They say their discovery could lead to a new treatment for ...

How can a virus with only five proteins dominate a human cell that contains thousands? This question has long puzzled ...

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 ...

Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus (VEEV) is a mosquito-borne virus that, in the worst case scenario, can infect the brain and become deadly. It’s notoriously difficult to treat, but now scientists ...

An international team led by two Université de Montréal researchers has unveiled how a molecule capable of opening the "shell ...

Campus researchers have identified a key molecule responsible for the pathogenesis of severe cases of dengue virus infections. Led by molecular virologist and UC Berkeley School of Public Health ...

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 ...

Nitric oxide, a so-called “miracle molecule” already used to help newborn babies and adults with acute respiratory illnesses, could be used to treat, or even prevent coronavirus infections, says the ...

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 ...