Flu season peak is still to come this year: Is it too late to get a flu shot?
While flu shot campaigns and initiatives start around the end of the summer, the peak season for flu is still weeks away.
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A step toward diagnosing the flu with your tongue
Flu season is fast approaching in the northern hemisphere. And a taste-based influenza test could someday have you swapping nasal swabs for chewing gum. A new molecular sensor has been designed to release a thyme flavor when ...
Oct 1, 2025
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Immune cell growth factor can promote lung tissue repair after viral inflammation
When the lungs are attacked by a virus, the damage doesn't stop there. The body's natural defenses cause inflammation while fighting the virus, often leaving lasting problems. The cells that make up the lungs' mucosal lining ...
Sep 10, 2025
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Disabling the 'self-destruct button' that causes lung damage in flu
Influenza (flu) can be fatal, but just how it causes severe damage to the lungs has been a mystery—until now.
Sep 8, 2025
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Scientists decide makeup of the 2025 flu vaccine
The Francis Crick Institute hosted scientists from across the world last week for a series of data presentations and deliberations, culminating in a decision on which influenza virus strains will be in the vaccines for the ...
Mar 3, 2025
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Advances in AI can help prepare the world for the next pandemic
A perspective paper published in Nature outlines for the first time how advances in AI can accelerate breakthroughs in infectious disease research and outbreak response.
Feb 19, 2025
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From Spanish flu to today: How immune cells keep up with a changing virus
In a breakthrough for influenza research, scientists have discovered immune cells that can recognize influenza (flu) viruses even as they mutate, raising hopes for a longer-lasting vaccine and a universal protection against ...
Feb 10, 2025
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Flu vaccines have prevented millions of deaths, research shows
The 1918 Spanish flu pandemic was caused by a particularly virulent strain of influenza virus. It infected 500 million people, caused around 50 million deaths, and its impact was so severe that global life expectancy fell ...
Jan 28, 2025
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Scientists design workaround that improves response to flu vaccine
Stanford Medicine scientists have designed a way to make our seasonal influenza vaccinations more broadly effective and possibly to protect us from new flu variants with pandemic potential. In a study published in Science, ...
Dec 19, 2024
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Refrigerated raw milk harbors infectious flu virus for 5 days, study finds
Raw milk, hailed by some as a natural and nutritious alternative to pasteurized dairy, may come with hidden dangers, according to a new Stanford University study. The research, published December 12 in Environmental Science ...
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