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 ...

Scientists have found a way to make one of the most aggressive brain tumors vulnerable to the immune system. A single injection of a modified virus can invade glioblastoma, kill cancer cells, and ...

Cancer research has long looked at bacteria and viruses as separate tools for therapy. Now, researchers are showing that the two can actually work better together. A team of scientists has built a new ...

A virus that typically infects black-eyed peas is showing great promise as a low-cost, potent cancer immunotherapy—and researchers are uncovering why. In a study published in Cell Biomaterials, a team ...

Scientists have developed a genetically engineered virus that triggers the immune system to hunt and destroy glioblastoma ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Herpes can cause cold sores and fever blisters, and it may also hold the key to understanding cancer. A local scientist has spent ...

Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus have found that respiratory viruses can wake up dormant cancer cells in the lungs. They exposed mice to COVID-19 or the flu. In both ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Dr. Paul M. Lieberman is leader of the Genome Regulation ...

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Respiratory infections like COVID-19 and the flu may increase the risk of dormant breast cancer cells reactivating and spreading in those with a history of the disease. This is the conclusion of a ...