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Cells Have a Crystal Trigger That Makes Them Self-Destruct When Viruses Invade

The immune system has a tough job: When a tiny virus invades one of our cells, that cell must detect it and, within minutes, ...

DNA and jolts of electricity get people to make optimal antibodies

Once an antibody latches on to a pathogen, broadly neutralizing antibodies inactivate it (as their name implies). This is ...

First high-resolution structure of key herpes virus protein opens path to new antivirals

An international research team has determined the first high-resolution structures of the herpes simplex virus origin-binding ...

Can dogs catch human colds? No, but they can get their own version of a cold

Dogs can't catch human colds but they have common infections of their own like kennel cough, dog flu, and upper respiratory ...

Why Bird Flu Is Surging Again—And What It Means for Public Health

After a summer lull in U.S. cases of avian influenza in both poultry and dairy cattle—and no human infections reported in the ...

Exposure to any germs could've killed her. 11 years later, she's living a normal life thanks to a gene therapy treatment.

New research found that gene therapy for children with "bubble boy disease," or SCID, was successful in 95% of trial ...
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Bird Flu Is Back. Here’s What to Know

After a quiet summer, bird flu cases are rising again. Scientists expected the development, but what happens next is still ...
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COVID-19 vaccines: Get the facts

The 2025-2026 COVID-19 vaccines available in the United States include Moderna, Pfizer-BioNTech and Novavax. The vaccines are all approved for people age 65 and older. Each vaccine also is approved ...