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influenza, cell & molecular biology
Two Experimental Drugs Reduce Infections in the Elderly
Sukanya Charuchandra | Jul 12, 2018 | 2 min read
Despite the treatment being given for only six weeks, the positive effects lasted for a year.
Molecular Fingerprint Predicts Flu Shot Response
Jyoti Madhusoodanan | Jan 4, 2016 | 3 min read
A gene-expression signature correlates with a person’s likelihood of experiencing adverse events after receiving a seasonal flu vaccine, scientists show.
Bird Flu Mutation Risk
Ed Yong | Jun 6, 2013 | 3 min read
Some H5N1 and H7N9 bird flu viruses could be one mutation away from spreading efficiently between humans.
Gene Transfer Beats Some Flu Strains
Dan Cossins | May 31, 2013 | 2 min read
Mice and ferrets are protected from several deadly viruses when genes encoding “broadly neutralizing antibodies” are delivered into their nasal passages.
Easy Jump for H5N1 from Bird to Mammal
Ruth Williams | May 2, 2013 | 3 min read
Hybrid viruses derived from an H5N1 bird flu strain can infect guinea pigs through the air.
Fair Flu Viruses Closely Matched
Dan Cossins | Oct 29, 2012 | 1 min read
A study finds that the genomes of swine and human flu viruses associated with a county fair in Ohio are almost perfectly matched, suggesting interspecies transmission.
Engineered proteins for fighting flu
Cristina Luiggi | May 14, 2011 | 3 min read
In a feat of computational biology, researchers design novel proteins capable of neutralizing a key influenza protein.