Influenza viruses are among the most likely triggers of future pandemics. A research team has developed a method that can be used to study the interaction of viruses with host cells in unprecedented ...

The influenza virus manipulates the body's gene regulation system to accelerate its own spread, according to researchers at ...

Public health experts share concerns that the H5N1 bird flu outbreak could turn into a pandemic. What to know after Louisiana ...

Experts warn about the possibility of a new pandemic in 2025 as the H5N1 bird flu virus spreads across all 50 states, impacting US dairy farms and leading to human infections. Here's what to know.

As worries grow about the potential for a bird flu pandemic, leading virologists warn there's a rising threat from H5N1 and ...

The US Department of Health and Human Services said Thursday that it aims to accomplish within four years a scientific feat ...

Flu Virus Remains Infectious in Refrigerated Raw ... 2024 — A groundbreaking phase one clinical trial explored a novel cell-based immunotherapy for breast cancer. The study focuses on a new ...

Viruses have to enter cells to cause infection, and avian flu is particularly good at infecting bird cells, but is not that attuned to human cells. So while the illness can infect people who are in ...

which prevents them from being able to copy themselves in the body and infect cells. The inactivated viruses are then purified and mixed into a shot or nasal spray. The US used to use flu vaccines ...