Scientists have captured an unprecedented, real-time view of influenza viruses as they move across and slip inside human ...

We know that the process of viral uptake into cells begins with interactions between proteins hemagglutinin and neuraminidase ...

The flu illness is triggered by influenza viruses, which enter the body through droplets and then infect cells. Researchers ...

It may feel like you are surrounded by sniffles and coughs, but flu season activity is still low in many parts of the U.S.

Scientists have captured a never-before-seen, high-resolution look at influenza’s stealthy invasion of human cells, revealing ...

When a pathogen like a dangerous virus invades the human body, it usually has to enter human cells to cause an illness.

Using a microscopy technique that they developed themselves, the scientists can zoom in on the surface of human cells in a ...

The custom-built microscopy system allowed researchers to film the very instant an influenza virus attaches itself to a cell ...

Following the first human death from the H5N5 strain of bird flu, experts are warning the virus, of which a number of strains ...

During viral reproduction, the influenza polymerase (top left, in blue) scans along the ribonucleoprotein helix to produce messenger RNA. Credit: Science Like a camera-shy teenager, influenza’s ...

A University of Tokyo research team announced findings showing that the H5N1 avian flu virus can remain infectious in ...