Those who have a specific antibody that is produced following infection from a common virus may be at greater risk of developing certain cancers, a new study from the International Agency for Research ...

Researchers have reconstructed ancient herpesvirus genomes from Iron Age and medieval Europeans, revealing that HHV-6 has ...

The human papillomavirus (HPV) is a major source of cancer that’s now almost entirely preventable through vaccination. But sobering research out today shows that Americans are largely in the dark ...

A systematic review of more than 200 studies published in BMC Infectious Diseases on human viruses over more than a century ...

Skin cancer is typically caused by damage to the skin’s cells from ultraviolet radiation. But a recent case study has just shed light on another potential cause: human papillomavirus. The report, ...

Ancient DNA reveals that childhood viruses lived with humans for thousands of years, reshaping how we understand human and ...

Human flu viruses cause millions of infections every year. The most common types of these viruses, which cause seasonal flu, are known as influenza A viruses. They tend to thrive in the upper ...

Learn how ancient DNA from human remains provided the first direct evidence that a common childhood virus has been part of ...

A common virus that infects most people can trigger the chronic immune system condition lupus, according to a new study. Nearly 5 million people worldwide suffer from the autoimmune disease in which a ...