Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Adults only really catch flu about twice a decade, suggests study
Adults over the age of 30 only catch flu about twice a decade, a new study publishing March 3rd in PLOS Biology suggests.
Mar 3, 2015
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Key to blocking influenza virus may lie in a cell's own machinery
Viruses are masters of outsourcing, entrusting their fundamental function - reproduction - to the host cells they infect. But it turns out this highly economical approach also creates vulnerability.
Feb 12, 2015
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Flu viruses disguised as waste: Crafty manipulator deceives cellular waste disposal system
Disguising itself as waste, the shell of the flu virus is torn apart by the cell's own disposal system, thereby releasing viral genetic information. For the first time, a research team headed by researchers at ETH Zurich ...
Oct 23, 2014
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Researchers look to exploit females' natural resistance to infection
Researchers have linked increased resistance to bacterial pneumonia in female mice to an enzyme activated by the female sex hormone estrogen.
Oct 15, 2014
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Medical research
A new way to prevent the spread of devastating diseases
For decades, researchers have tried to develop broadly effective vaccines to prevent the spread of illnesses such as HIV, malaria, and tuberculosis. While limited progress has been made along these lines, there are still ...
Sep 18, 2014
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Ending the perfect storm: Protein key to beating flu pandemics
A protein called SOCS4 has been shown to act as a handbrake on the immune system's runaway reaction to flu infection, providing a possible means of minimising the impact of flu pandemics.
May 8, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study identifies enzyme that plays crucial role in resistance to influenza
(Medical Xpress)—McGill researchers, led by Dr. Maya Saleh of the Department of Medicine, have identified an enzyme, cIAP2 that helps the lungs protect themselves from the flu by giving them the ability to resist tissue ...
Jan 15, 2014
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First real-time flu forecast successful
Scientists were able to reliably predict the timing of the 2012-2013 influenza season up to nine weeks in advance of its peak. The first large-scale demonstration of the flu forecasting system by scientists at Columbia University's ...
Dec 3, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
First probable person to person transmission of new bird flu virus in China
The first report of probable person to person transmission of the new avian influenza A (H7N9) virus in Eastern China is published in BMJ today.
Aug 6, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Influenza infection increases likelihood of bacterial pneumonia 100-fold
It's been known for more than two centuries that pneumonia cases increase during flu epidemics.
Jun 26, 2013
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