Scientists find way to boost virus-fighter in cells before infection is present Researchers have discovered a way to trigger a preventive response to a flu infection without any help from th... Read more
Memory code for flu-killing ‘assassin’ cells cracked in quest for one-shot flu ‘jab’ for life A University of Melbourne-led research team has cracked the riddle of how flu-killing immunity c... Read more
Researchers at the University of Melbourne have discovered a genetic marker that can accurately predict which patients will experience more severe disease in a new strain of influenza (H7N9)... Read more
The benefits and risks of “gain-of-function” research into highly pathogenic microbes with pandemic potential must be evaluated, scientists say A group of over 50 researchers has... Read more
Chemicals block ability of flu virus to replicate in cells; goal is to develop medicines that fight much-feared pandemic influenza outbreaks A new way to attack flu viruses is taking shape i... Read more
Scientists have developed an influenza vaccine delivered via microneedle patch that provided 100 percent protection against a lethal influenza virus in mice more than one year after vaccinat... Read more
The huge value of vaccinating more children and young adults for influenza is being seriously underestimated The huge value of vaccinating more children and young adults for influenza is bei... Read more
Computer model predicts when viruses become infectious A new computer model could help scientists predict when a particular strain of avian influenza might become infectious from bird to hum... Read more
Scientists Pursue New Therapies as Deadly H7N9 Flu Spreads in China An experimental drug has shown promise in treating influenza, preventing lung injury and death from the virus in preclinic... Read more
Avian influenza rarely infects humans, but can sometimes adapt to people, posing a significant risk to human health. A genetic analysis of the avian flu virus responsible for at least nine h... Read more
An international research team has manufactured a new protein that can combat deadly flu epidemics. The paper, featured on the cover of the current issue of Nature Biotechnology, demonstrate... Read more