/newsroom/taxonomy/term/10167/all en /newsroom/channels/news/how-viruses-disarm-immune-system-284462 <p>How do viruses that cause chronic infections, such as HIV or hepatitis C virus, manage to outsmart their hosts’ immune systems?</p> <p>The answer to that question has long eluded scientists, but <a href="http://www.cell.com/immunity/abstract/S1074-7613(18)30006-2">new research from Æ»¹ûÒùÔº</a> has uncovered a molecular mechanism that may be a key piece of the puzzle. The discovery could provide new targets for treating a wide range of diseases.</p> Mon, 05 Feb 2018 15:53:43 +0000 justin.dupuis@mcgill.ca 32932 at /newsroom