Cold and Flu News
May 7, 2024
Top Headlines
May 1, 2024 An experimental influenza vaccine carrying more than 80,000 variations of hemagglutinin antigens caused the immune system of mice and ferrets to respond more strongly to less variable portions of the virus. This is a big step forward in efforts at ...
May 1, 2024 A simple blood test could allow doctors to determine whether a person may be at higher risk for stroke or cognitive decline during their lifetime, according to a new ...
Apr. 26, 2024 Report details first-ever finding of highly pathogenic avian influenza virus in North American ...
Apr. 15, 2024 Scientists at UC Riverside have demonstrated a new, RNA-based vaccine strategy that is effective against any strain of a virus and can be used safely even by babies or the ...
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Apr. 18, 2024 The annual influenza vaccine has become less effective on average over time. One reason may be reduced vaccine efficacy in people with obesity than ...
Apr. 10, 2024 Findings show a newly created drug can prevent runaway inflammation while still allowing the immune system to handle the virus, even when given late into ...
Apr. 1, 2024 Researchers have developed a new vaccine that offers broad protection against not only SARS-CoV-2 variants, but also other bat sarbecoviruses. The groundbreaking trivalent vaccine has shown complete ...
Mar. 26, 2024 Simply asking patients to get the flu vaccine, and combining it with helpful video and print messages, is enough to persuade many who visit emergency departments to roll up their sleeves, according ...
Mar. 26, 2024 A new study shows virus-like particle can effectively 'shock and kill' latent HIV reservoir in those living with chronic ...
Mar. 25, 2024 Humans pass on more viruses to domestic and wild animals than we catch from them, according to a major new analysis of viral ...
Mar. 21, 2024 New research finds a direct communication path between the lungs and the brain which may change the way we treat respiratory infections and chronic conditions. The lungs are using the same sensors ...
Mar. 18, 2024 Although prevention and treatment strategies are available for influenza, they are not sufficient for vulnerable populations such as young children and newborns. A team of researchers has studied ...
Mar. 18, 2024 Researchers have identified new drug candidates for preventing and treating major respiratory viral ...
Mar. 14, 2024 Viral infections trigger more cases of intussusception, the common cause of bowel blockages in young children, than previously thought, according to a new ...
Earlier Headlines
Mar. 1, 2024 Researchers have identified antibodies targeting a hard-to-spot region of the influenza virus, shedding light on the relatively unexplored 'dark side' of the neuraminidase (NA) protein ...
Feb. 29, 2024 U.S. flu vaccines are likely to move from quadrivalent to trivalent due to a change in circulating influenza viruses, according to a new ...
Feb. 26, 2024 A research team has developed a recombinant protein flu vaccine candidate. It utilizes a nanoliposome vaccine platform that underwent phase 2 and phase 3 clinical trials in South Korea and the ...
Feb. 22, 2024 First large-scale analysis of optimal timing for flu shots finds October is the best month for children to get vaccinated against influenza. Study of 800,000 pediatrician visits leverages links ...
Feb. 19, 2024 The prospect of the worrisome triple threat of COVID, RSV and flu was assuaged last year by the effectiveness of flu vaccines. Two recent studies from the Centers for Disease Control and ...
Feb. 14, 2024 People who have had the herpes virus at some point in their lives are twice as likely to develop dementia compared to those who have never been infected. A new study confirms previous research on ...
Feb. 14, 2024 Scientists have long thought of the fluid-filled sac around our lungs merely as a cushion from external damage. Turns out, it also houses potent virus-eating cells that rush into the lungs during flu ...
Feb. 13, 2024 Researchers have shed new light on how viral evolution, population immunity, and the co-circulation of other flu viruses shape seasonal flu ...
Feb. 7, 2024 The ability to detect diseases at an early stage or even predict their onset would be of tremendous benefit to doctors and patients alike. A research team now develops intelligent, miniaturized ...
Feb. 6, 2024 Influenza A viruses with induced resistance to a new candidate antiviral drug were found to be impaired in cell culture and weakened in animals, according to a new ...
Feb. 5, 2024 Virus family history could help scientists identify which strains have potential to become the so-called Disease X that causes the next global ...
Jan. 30, 2024 Using a DNA-based delivery particle, researchers created a vaccine that can induce a strong antibody response against ...
Jan. 30, 2024 The composition of microbiota found in the gut influences how susceptible mice are to respiratory virus infections and the severity of these ...
Jan. 18, 2024 An exhalation delivery system that uses a patient's own breath to carry the anti-inflammatory compound fluticasone (EDS-FLU) directly to the sinuses reduced chronic sinus infection (sinusitis) ...
Jan. 17, 2024 Imagine a vaccine that speeds up the production of antibodies against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that spreads COVID-19. A research team has developed such a vaccine by using preexisting immunity to a ...
Jan. 17, 2024 Cold, flu and COVID-19 season brings that now-familiar ritual: swab, wait, look at the result. But what if, instead of taking 15 minutes or more, a test could quickly determine whether you have ...
Jan. 11, 2024 Scientists have long known that some viruses and bacteria begin infections by latching first onto sugar molecules on the surfaces of cells lining the sinuses and throat of mammals, including humans. ...
Jan. 8, 2024 Researchers have developed a groundbreaking artificial intelligence (AI) system that can rapidly detect COVID-19 from chest X-rays with more than 98 percent ...
Dec. 21, 2023 Researchers have identified a previously unrecognized class of antibodies -- immune system proteins that protect against disease -- that appear capable of neutralizing multiple forms of flu virus. ...
Dec. 15, 2023 New research comparing the viruses that cause the flu and COVID-19 shows that people hospitalized with seasonal influenza also can suffer long-term, negative health effects, especially involving ...
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- Double Risk of Dementia After Mouth Ulcer Virus
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- DNA Particles That Mimic Viruses Hold Promise as Vaccines
- Gut Microbiota Influence Severity of Respiratory Viral Infection
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- New Vaccine Design Uses Immunity Against Influenza to Offer Faster Protection Against Emerging Pathogens
- Glowing COVID-19 Diagnostic Test Prototype Produces Results in One Minute
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- Tiny Llama Nanobodies Neutralize Different Noroviruses: Can They Improve Human Anti-Viral Therapies?
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- Antiviral Treatment Is Largely Underused in Children With Influenza, Study Findings Show
- Survey Finds Many Americans Are Letting Their Guard Down During Respiratory Illness Season
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- Researcher Helps Boost Immune System Memory Against Influenza
- Climate Change Can Alter the Risk of Succumbing to Infectious Diseases
Tuesday, September 5, 2023
- How to Inactivate Common Cold Viruses
- Bird Flu Is Undergoing Changes That Could Increase the Risk of Widespread Human Transmission
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- Several Vaccines Associated With Reduced Risk of Alzheimer's Disease in Adults 65 and Older
- Molecules in Vegetables Can Help to Ease Lung Infection
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- Researchers Discover Molecule With Promise to Enhance Vaccine Efficacy
- Study Explores How Often Children Diagnosed With Flu Experience Serious Neuropsychiatric Side Effects
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- Study Shows Key Role for Human T Cells in the Control of Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Infection
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- Exposure to Air Pollution During Pregnancy Increases Risk for Flu
- Why This Bird Flu Is Different: Scientists Say New Avian Influenza Requires Urgent Coordinated Response
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- Memory B Cell Marker Predicts Long-Lived Antibody Response to Flu Vaccine
- Next Epidemic Could Be Spotted Early in Wastewater
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- Machine Learning Identifies Drugs That Could Potentially Help Smokers Quit
- New Vaccine Platform Could Ease Development, Delivery of Virus-Fighters
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- Risk of Seizures Is Higher After COVID-19 Than After Influenza, Study Finds
- Children With Severe Form of Epilepsy Should Receive Flu Vaccine Due to High Seizure Risk After Influenza Infection, Study Finds
Tuesday, November 15, 2022
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- Video Surveillance, Now for Viruses
- Why Older People Are More Susceptible to the Flu
- Repeat COVID-19 Infections Increase Risk of Organ Failure, Death
Wednesday, November 9, 2022
- Trust in Experts, Media Literacy Connected to COVID-19 Vaccine Intention
- Temperature, Nearby Species Could Affect Avian Flu Transmission in Migrating Birds
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- Common Gene Variant Linked to COVID Mortality
- SARS-CoV-2 Mimics Could Accelerate Vaccine Research, Make It Safer