Scientists are reporting troubling signs that some recent mutations of the virus that causes COVID-19 may modestly curb the effectiveness of two current vaccines, although they stress that the shots ...

Although hantavirus can be deadly, researchers say the virus behaves very differently from COVID-19 and is easier to contain ...

PITTSBURGH, Pa. — Where biology meets technology, researchers are on the hunt for mutations of COVID-19. The Microbial Genome Sequencing Center, also known as MiGS, is one of several in the country ...

DURHAM, N.C. -- Researchers at Duke University's School of Medicine helped discover a new strain of coronavirus. Dr. David Montefiori, a professor of surgery who also serves as Director of the ...

That’s especially reassuring considering the seven U.S. passengers who got off the boat and flew home before the outbreak was flagged showed no symptoms during their travels, according to Dr. Jay ...

Unexpected genetic benefit: A PTPN22 mutation tied to autoimmune diseases helped mice survive otherwise lethal coronavirus infection by enhancing natural killer cell function. Therapeutic potential: ...