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Influenza
Influenza: The flu is a contagious respiratory illness caused by influenza viruses that infect the nose, throat, and sometimes the lungs. It can cause mild to severe illness, and at times can lead to death. The most common symptoms include: a high fever, runny nose, sore throat, muscle pains, headache, coughing, and feeling tired. Usually, the virus is spread through the air from coughs or sneezes. Influenza spreads around the world in a yearly outbreak.
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DEC 15, 2020Immunology
A recent study published in Science Translational Medicine has provided fresh insights on how our immune systems protect ...Written By: Tara FernandesDEC 13, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
After we are exposed to a pathogen or in the case of vaccines, a portion of a pathogen, our body mounts an immune respon ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 03, 2020Immunology
Many of the life-threatening symptoms of COVID-19 have been pinned on “cytokine storms” — immune syste ...Written By: Tara FernandesNOV 27, 2020Microbiology
People that have the flu can usually recover on their own. But sometimes, influenza infections can be far more serious a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 25, 2020Immunology
Everyone worldwide is sitting with anticipation, waiting for the right vaccine candidate for the coronavirus outbreak, h ...Written By: Heba El-wassefNOV 08, 2020Microbiology
There is a cold and flu season, and many researchers have tried to explain why the viruses that cause these illnesses te ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 22, 2020Microbiology
Since the pandemic virus SARS-CoV-2 emerged on the scene late last year, it's left a trail of devastation around the glo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 11, 2020Microbiology
Flaviviruses like dengue, West Nile, Zika, Japanese Encephalitis, and yellow fever infect over 400 million people a year ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 28, 2020Microbiology
Scientists and clinicians want people to get their flu shots this year, especially because of the ongoing pandemic.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 21, 2020Immunology
Over 85 massive wildfires have swept through the West Coast, devastating communities in Washington, Oregon, and Californ ...Written By: Tara FernandesSEP 20, 2020Microbiology
People born in the late 1960s or 1970s might be perpetually susceptible to the H3N2 influenza virus, according to new re ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 03, 2020Chemistry & Physics
Engineers from Georgia Institute of Technology have designed a facemask that is comfortable, safe, and – best of a ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 03, 2020Immunology
Researchers in Costa Rica are turning to horses as an unlikely source of potential therapeutic antibodies against COVID- ...Written By: Tara FernandesSEP 01, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
All over the body, cells line organs and vessels, forming protective barriers. But pathogens like the flu have gained th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 14, 2020Microbiology
From year to year, the influenza virus mutates and swaps genes with other flu viruses, and we need a new vaccine. But th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 26, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
An extract from seaweed has outperformed Remdesivir in ousting COVID-19 during cellular tests, according to new research ...Written By: Annie LennonJUL 26, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Cell biologist Carolyn Machamer has studied viruses for the past 35 years, and has seen outbreaks caused by several path ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 18, 2020Earth & The Environment
Breaking news reports that agrochemicals that pollute our waters also increase the transmission of the parasite that cau ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUL 12, 2020Microbiology
The flu is caused by a respiratory virus, which evolves from year to year. Three kinds of influenza viruses infect human ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 09, 2020Immunology
Researchers from the Center for Neuroscience at the University of California, Davis have revealed new insights into the ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUN 30, 2020Microbiology
The world's attention is on a virus right now - the pandemic coronavirus that causes COVID-19. But researchers are still ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 28, 2020Microbiology
The 1918 pandemic flu was caused by a variant of the HIN1 strain of the influenza virus, and its genome shows that it pr ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 22, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
When viruses infect cells, they hijack the machinery inside and start to use it for their own purposes. This enables vir ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 14, 2020Microbiology
It's easier than thought to activate immune cells that reside in the lungs and are involved in long-term immunity. Image ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
DEC 15, 2020
Immunology
A recent study published in Science Translational Medicine has provided fresh insights on how our immune systems protect
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 13, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
After we are exposed to a pathogen or in the case of vaccines, a portion of a pathogen, our body mounts an immune respon
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 03, 2020
Immunology
Many of the life-threatening symptoms of COVID-19 have been pinned on “cytokine storms” — immune syste
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
NOV 27, 2020
Microbiology
People that have the flu can usually recover on their own. But sometimes, influenza infections can be far more serious a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 25, 2020
Immunology
Everyone worldwide is sitting with anticipation, waiting for the right vaccine candidate for the coronavirus outbreak, h
...
Written By:
Heba El-wassef
NOV 08, 2020
Microbiology
There is a cold and flu season, and many researchers have tried to explain why the viruses that cause these illnesses te
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 22, 2020
Microbiology
Since the pandemic virus SARS-CoV-2 emerged on the scene late last year, it's left a trail of devastation around the glo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 11, 2020
Microbiology
Flaviviruses like dengue, West Nile, Zika, Japanese Encephalitis, and yellow fever infect over 400 million people a year
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 28, 2020
Microbiology
Scientists and clinicians want people to get their flu shots this year, especially because of the ongoing pandemic.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 21, 2020
Immunology
Over 85 massive wildfires have swept through the West Coast, devastating communities in Washington, Oregon, and Californ
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
SEP 20, 2020
Microbiology
People born in the late 1960s or 1970s might be perpetually susceptible to the H3N2 influenza virus, according to new re
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 03, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
Engineers from Georgia Institute of Technology have designed a facemask that is comfortable, safe, and – best of a
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 03, 2020
Immunology
Researchers in Costa Rica are turning to horses as an unlikely source of potential therapeutic antibodies against COVID-
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
SEP 01, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
All over the body, cells line organs and vessels, forming protective barriers. But pathogens like the flu have gained th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 14, 2020
Microbiology
From year to year, the influenza virus mutates and swaps genes with other flu viruses, and we need a new vaccine. But th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 26, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
An extract from seaweed has outperformed Remdesivir in ousting COVID-19 during cellular tests, according to new research
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 26, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Cell biologist Carolyn Machamer has studied viruses for the past 35 years, and has seen outbreaks caused by several path
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 18, 2020
Earth & The Environment
Breaking news reports that agrochemicals that pollute our waters also increase the transmission of the parasite that cau
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 12, 2020
Microbiology
The flu is caused by a respiratory virus, which evolves from year to year. Three kinds of influenza viruses infect human
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 09, 2020
Immunology
Researchers from the Center for Neuroscience at the University of California, Davis have revealed new insights into the
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUN 30, 2020
Microbiology
The world's attention is on a virus right now - the pandemic coronavirus that causes COVID-19. But researchers are still
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 28, 2020
Microbiology
The 1918 pandemic flu was caused by a variant of the HIN1 strain of the influenza virus, and its genome shows that it pr
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 22, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
When viruses infect cells, they hijack the machinery inside and start to use it for their own purposes. This enables vir
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 14, 2020
Microbiology
It's easier than thought to activate immune cells that reside in the lungs and are involved in long-term immunity. Image
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch