News tagged with flu infection


Drug-resistant infections: A new epidemic, and what you can do to help

(Medical Xpress)—Are you aware that colds, flu, most sore throats and bronchitis are caused by viruses? Did you know that antibiotics do not help fight viruses and that using them for viral infections only decreases their ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Nov 10, 2011 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 1

Genetics of flu susceptibility: Researchers find gene that can transform mild influenza to a life-threatening disease

A genetic finding could help explain why influenza becomes a life-threating disease to some people while it has only mild effects in others. New research led by the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute has identified for the first ...

Genetics created Mar 25, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Keeping the flu away: Synthetic protein EP67 helps kick-start the immune system

San Diego State University researchers at the Donald P. Shiley BioScience Center may have found the secret to helping the immune system fight off the flu before it gets you sick.

Immunology created Jul 06, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Chinese man critical with bird flu

A man is in critical condition after testing positive for the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, state media said Saturday.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Dec 30, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Researchers discover how some natural antibodies are able to stop flu

(Medical Xpress)—Researchers with the Scripps Institute have discovered that three naturally occurring antibodies are able to overcome flu mutations by attaching to a non-changing protein in the flu virus. ...

Medical research created Feb 11, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast report

Flu vaccine research: overcoming 'original sin'

(Medical Xpress) -- Scientists studying flu vaccines have identified ways to overcome an obstacle called "original antigenic sin," which can impair immune responses to new flu strains.

Immunology created Aug 13, 2012 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Rebooting the system: Immune cells repair damaged lung tissues after flu infection

There's more than one way to mop up after a flu infection. Now, researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania report in Nature Immunology that a previously unrecognized popula ...

Medical research created Oct 03, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Man's best friend: Common canine virus may lead to new vaccines for deadly human diseases

Researchers at the University of Georgia have discovered that a virus commonly found in dogs may serve as the foundation for the next great breakthrough in human vaccine development.

Medical research created Nov 27, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers find age not factor in immunity to viruses

Our immune system does not shut down with age, says a new study led by McMaster University researchers.

Immunology created Dec 13, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Flu infections rising among Chinese pigs: study

Scientists said Wednesday that flu infections were rising among pigs raised for slaughter on farms in south and southeastern China, also plagued by bird flu.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created May 07, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Both innate and adaptive immune responses are critical to the control of influenza

Both innate and adaptive immune responses play an important role in controlling influenza virus infection, according to a study, published in the Open Access journal PLoS Computational Biology, by researchers from Oaklan ...

Medical research created Jun 28, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Fatty acids could lead to flu drug

Flu viruses are a major cause of death and sickness around the world, and antiviral drugs currently do not protect the most seriously ill patients. A study published March 7th by Cell Press in the journal Cell reveals that a ...

Medical research created Mar 07, 2013 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Humabs discovers the first antibody to neutralize both group 1 and group 2 influenza A viruses

A paper published today in the scientific research journal Science, describes a novel, proprietary monoclonal antibody (FI6) discovered in a collaboration between Humabs BioMed SA, the Institute for Research in Biomedicine ("IRB" ...

Medical research created Jul 28, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Global flu watch: Report of rare flu coinfection in Southeast Asia hot spot

Researchers conducting influenza-like illness surveillance in Cambodia have confirmed a rare incidence of individuals becoming infected with a seasonal influenza and the pandemic strain at the same time, a reminder of the ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Nov 02, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Pharma's niche focus spurs US aid for antibiotics

(AP) -- The pharmaceutical industry won approval to market a record number of new drugs for rare diseases last year, as a combination of scientific innovation and business opportunity spurred new treatments for diseases ...

Medications created Jan 25, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0