YouTube video by MRC - UofGlasgow Centre for Virus Research

YouTube video by MRC - UofGlasgow Centre for Virus Research

Two University of Glasgow Professors, including CVR Director Prof Emma Thomson, are among the latest cohort of Global Health Research Professors announced by the National Institute for Health and Care...

Knowledge of viral infection in marine mammals, a group severely threatened by human activity, is largely limited to the pathology and epidemiology of few endemic viruses. The recent emergence in mar...

YouTube video by MRC - UofGlasgow Centre for Virus Research

In the same way Spiderman shoots his web to ensnarl his enemies, scientists have discovered a way in which our cells defend our bodies from the early stages of viral infection by synthesising a sticky...

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Researchers have uncovered clear differences in how viruses spread within the same wildlife host, challenging assumptions about how infection moves through animal populations.

Plasma membrane gap junctions, formed by connexin proteins, are responsible for direct intercellular communication between adjacent cells by allowing the exchange of ions, metabolites, secondary messe...

The International Pandemic Sciences Conference 2026, convened by the Pandemic Sciences Institute and co-hosted by Singapore's PREPARE

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) represents a threat to animal and human health, with the ongoing H5N1 outbreak within the H5 2.3.4.4b clade being one of the largest on record. However, it rem...

Bright Club is the thinking person variety night. Bright Club’s unique blend of comedy, academia and music has won support from New Scientist, The Guardian, ...

We examined whether the recent emergence of influenza A(H3N2) subclade K, associated with an unusually early influenza season in the Northern hemisphere, was accompanied by a reduction in human popula...

A major new project on mosquitoes, their viruses, and associated disease risks in Northern Ireland will be co-led by a multi-institutional team which includes the University of Glasgow, Queen’s Univer...

The MMRV jab protects against chickenpox and its lifelong complications. Here’s what the new vaccination schedule means for your family.

This year’s flu season started early and is expected to be severe. Here’s what you need to know about getting vaccinated, from timing and side-effects to how well it works.

Paediatric emergency medicine consultant Dr Julie-Ann Maney says it is a particularly virulent strain of influenza.

Host body temperature can define a virus’s replicative profile—influenza A viruses (IAVs) adapted to 40° to 42°C in birds are less temperature sensitive in vitro compared with human isolates adapted t...