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Migratory Birds, Domestic Poultry and Avian Influenza
April 5, 2011 — The persistence and recurrence of H5N1 avian influenza in endemic regions can largely be blamed on movement and infection by migratory birds. In a new paper, researchers analyze the interaction ... > full story -
Wild Birds May Play a Role in the Spread of Bird Flu, New Research Suggests
March 24, 2011 — Wild migratory birds may indeed play a role in the spread of bird flu, also known as highly pathogenic avian influenza ... > full story -
Developing a Universal Flu Vaccine?
March 16, 2011 — A vaccine that helps against all types of influenza -- for several years? If all goes right for one Norwegian company, such a vaccine could exist within a few ... > full story -
New H1N1 Mutation Could Allow Virus to Spread More Easily
March 9, 2011 — Researchers have identified a single mutation in the H1N1 genetic makeup that would allow it to be much more easily transmitted between people. The finding should give the World Health Organization, ... > full story -
Viruses Teach Researchers How to Protect Corn from Fungal Infection
March 9, 2011 — Smut fungi are agents of disease responsible for significant crop losses worldwide. Researchers recently collaborated on a project to develop a variety of corn that is highly resistant to corn smut ... > full story -
Drug to Fight Tumors Also Fights the Flu and Possibly Other Viruses
February 28, 2011 — Ever get a flu shot and still get the flu? If so, there's new hope for flu-free winters in the years to come thanks to a new discovery by researchers who found that a drug called DMXAA, originally ... > full story -
Virus-Mimicking Nanoparticles Can Stimulate Long-Lasting Immunity
February 23, 2011 — Scientists have designed tiny nanoparticles that resemble viruses in size and immunological composition and that induce lifelong immunity in mice. They designed the particles to mimic the ... > full story -
New Vaccine Technology Protects Mice from Hepatitis C Virus
February 23, 2011 — HCV mutates so strongly that traditional vaccines are useless. However, researchers have now developed a vaccine, which provides future hope for medical protection from the hepatitis C ... > full story -
Universal Flu Vaccine Study Yields Success in Mice
February 18, 2011 — Researchers have taken a step closer to the development of a universal flu vaccine, with results of a recent study showing that a vaccine delivered by a simple nasal spray could provide protection ... > full story -
Reverse Genetics Allow Scientists to Slow Spread of Rubella Virus
February 17, 2011 — Scientists have identified the gene that allows the Rubella virus to block cell death and reverse engineered a mutant gene that slows the virus's spread. Researchers believed that RNA viruses were ... > full story
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