Researchers at McMaster University and two American universities have taken another step closer to developing a much more effective, “one-punch” universal flu vaccine. Their latest findings, published online...
Each year, scientists across the globe make highly educated guesses to determine which influenza viruses might be the most prevalent in a given season and then craft a vaccine to match a handful of the top strains...
Research on mouse models shows potential need to modify influenza vaccinations in humans who are overweight. A new study shows that flu vaccines do not protect obese mice in the same way that they shield lean mice from...
Each year, influenza causes between 250,000 and half a million deaths around the world. Pregnant women and young infants have a higher risk of complications related to influenza; these complications can easily lead to...
A remarkable new technology developed by Manchester biochemists has found a way to restrict the spread of flu. The scientists at biotech company Virustatic and The University of Manchester have developed a fabric...
X chromosomes kick your immune system into gear. The colder season seems to be synonymous with vaccine season, year after year; as we layer up for winter, recommendations for flu shots seem to pop up everywhere. Despite...
When we are ill with a virus infection, it is because the virus has entered cells in our body and taken over their machinery to make copies of itself. Finding ways to disrupt this process is important for antiviral drug...
A new strain of the H1N1 swine flu virus with the potential to “transmit efficiently in humans” and cause a pandemic has been discovered in China. Scientists isolated 139 H1N1 swine flu viruses in pigs in...
New study reveals the soft palate is a key site for evolution of airborne transmissibility. Flu viruses come in many strains, and some are better equipped than others to spread from person to person. Scientists have now...
National Institutes of Health scientists and their colleagues identified a previously unappreciated role for the soft palate during research to better understand how influenza (flu) viruses acquire the ability to move...