In 2013, an influenza virus that had never before been detected began circulating among poultry in China. It caused several waves of human infection and in late 2016, the number of... Read more
A seasonal flu shot is a bit like a local weather forecast: Based on the conditions elsewhere and the direction of the prevailing wind, a meteorologist can give the public a pretty... Read more
A research team at Tokyo Medical and Dental University(TMDU) builds a novel voltage-based biosensor for the influenza virus that is almost 100 times more sensitive than conventiona... Read more
An international team of scientists have designed a new generation of universal flu vaccines to protect against future global pandemics that could kill millions. The vaccine could... Read more
Patent-pending antibody allows easier tracking of treatment effectiveness Scientists from NTU Singapore, the world’s No. 1 young university, have developed an antibody which boosts... Read more
A possible means of minimising the impact of flu pandemics A protein called SOCS4 has been shown to act as a handbrake on the immune system’s runaway reaction to flu infectio... 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, d... Read more
