An investigation into cellular components in bacteria has unexpectedly uncovered a feature with relevance across many life ...

A common childhood virus, BK virus, dormant in the urinary tract, is now linked to DNA damage increasing bladder cancer risk.

General childhood infectious virus, called as BK virus may drive bladder cancer by being dormant in kidneys, providing new ...

A research team led by Prof. Sun Chaomin from the Institute of Oceanology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (IOCAS) has unveiled the crucial role of viruses in deep-sea carbon cycling and microbial ...

UK researchers have found a common childhood virus that can trigger DNA damage leading to bladder cancer later in life. Tackling the virus early could open the door to preventing bladder cancer later, ...

Scientists reviewed DNA damage patterns triggered by the cell's antiviral defences after controlled exposure to the BK virus ...

BKPyV infection is often asymptomatic or mild during childhood, but may leave a lasting impact on cancer risk. In A Nutshell ...

A VIRUS that most people pick up in childhood triggered deadly bladder cancer in dad-of-two Tim Tavender. The 51-year-old got ...

Tackling a common childhood virus could open the door to preventing bladder cancer, according to new research funded by ...

BK virus infections do not have obvious symptoms, but physicians have learned a lot about the virus from the experiences of ...

Researchers have found that certain childhood viral infections, including the BK virus, may damage bladder DNA and increase ...

Scientists uncovered how childhood BK virus infections may set off cancer-causing mutations decades later: by activating a ...