Human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) and type 2 (HTLV-2) are human retroviruses that are distantly related to the more widely recognized retrovirus human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1), ...

HTLV-1 infection poses a risk for leukemia and other ailments. Now the elusive cellular receptor for this pathogen has finally been identified, and it is the same receptor that allows glucose to enter ...

In some cases, viruses have been linked to cancer. For example, HPV, which is now preventable with a vaccine, can lead to some types of cancer, Epstein-Barr virus has also been connected to the ...

A study led by SMU suggests that oleandrin — a drug derived from the Nerium oleander plant — could prevent the HTLV-1 virus from spreading by targeting a stage of the reproduction process that is not ...

An ancient virus infecting residents across Australia's Northern Territory is leaving death and despair in its path, and doctors are now calling for greater efforts to stop the spread of infections.

A deadly virus has infected around 40 percent of adults in rural Aboriginal communities in Australia, and its spread is causing alarm. It’s nothing new, however: The reason it’s got public health ...

Around 10 million people globally live with the life-threatening virus HTLV-1. Yet it remains a poorly understood disease that currently has no preventative treatments and no cure. But a landmark ...

Of note, HTLV-1 can become symptomatic even decades after initial infection. "In the current environment of increasing HTLV-1 incidence, the existence of horizontal transmission causing HTLV-1 uveitis ...

An ancient virus infecting residents across Australia’s Northern Territory is leaving death and despair in its path, and doctors are now calling for greater efforts to stop the spread of infections.

An ancient virus infecting residents across Australia's Northern Territory is leaving death and despair in its path, and doctors are now calling for greater efforts to stop the spread of infections.