Zika virus uses stealth. Zika virus slips into dendritic cells and blocks the dendritic cells from alerting nearby T cells to danger. It's the classic horror movie cliche -- the creeper is already in ...

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While its exact causes remain elusive, mounting evidence suggests that viral infections, particularly Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), may ... by triggering inflammatory cell death in macrophages.

In a series of experiments, the scientists show that this virus, HKU5-CoV-2, can efficiently infect cells of humans and a wide range of other animal cells. The findings raise the possibility that ...

A new artificial intelligence tool could aid in limiting or even prevent pandemics by identifying animal species that may ...

The virus can damage the immune system in a process ... "Measles infects immune cells, and when it does so, it damages immune cells and it partially wipes out your immune system's memory to ...

But that changed with the emergence of the Omicron variant in late 2021, which was laden with changes to its ‘spike’ protein that helped it to dodge antibody responses (the spike protein allows the ...

Mar. 11, 2025 — Researchers have identified genetic changes in blood stem cells from frequent blood donors that support the production of new, non-cancerous cells. Understanding the differences ...

In many cases, an antigen is a bacterium, fungus, virus, toxin, or foreign body. But it can also be a cell that is faulty or dead. The immune system detects pathogen-associated molecular patterns ...

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