New! Stay informed with our free email newsletter.
advertisement

Cold and Flu News

October 7, 2023

Top Headlines
 

A new study has found that people may experience long-term symptoms -- or 'long colds' -- after acute respiratory infections that test negative for ...
During a bout of influenza, B cells interact with other immune cells and then take different paths to defend the body. One path is the B cells that differentiate into lung-resident memory B cells, or ...
Researchers are one step closer to making the T cell army stronger. In a recent study, researchers found that by manipulating one molecular signaling pathway in the T cells that participate in clearing influenza virus in the lungs, the strength and ...
A new Europe-wide study investigated the prevalence of protozoans, bacteria and viruses potentially pathogenic to humans and domestic animals in birds and bats in varying climatic conditions. The prevalence of many of these pathogens was associated ...
advertisement

Latest Headlines
updated 9:27pm EDT

Earlier Headlines
 

Scientists showed that fixed mutations within a viral population most likely stem from how easy it is to acquire that mutation (i.e., mutation accessibility) rather than just its ...

A new study of the strain of influenza A responsible for the 2009 H1N1 pandemic -- pdm09 -- shows that the virus has passed from humans to swine about 370 times since 2009, and subsequent circulation ...

Taking a significant leap in the field of vaccine development, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry researchers have discovered a potential 'super molecule' that can bolster the ...

While the incidence of influenza-associated neuropsychiatric events in children in the United States is unknown, the controversy over the use of a common antiviral medication typically administered ...

A new survey finds that the American public is ill-informed about RSV, unfamiliar with its most common symptoms, and more hesitant to recommend a vaccine against it to pregnant people than to older ...

Influenza epidemics, caused by influenza A or B viruses, result in acute respiratory infection. They kill half a million people worldwide every year. These viruses can also wreak havoc on animals, as ...

advertisement

Scientists found the virus strains that arrived in 2021 soon acquired genes from viruses in wild birds in North America. The resulting reassortant viruses have spread across the continent and caused ...

A new study has shown that human T cells have an important role to play in controlling ...

Researchers were able to identify changes in the accessibility (that is, the 'readability') of transposable elements. To do this, the researchers used an approach combining various sets of ...

Much of what is now considered modern medicine originated as folk remedies or traditional, Indigenous practices. These customs are still alive today, and they could help address a variety of ...

Viruses like influenza A and Ebola invade human cells in a number of steps. Research teams investigated the final stages of viral penetration using electron tomography and computer simulations. ...

A new study shows that exposure to ultrafine particles (UFPs) during pregnancy enhances respiratory viral infection risk. According to the researchers, it is imperative that pregnant women in urban ...

advertisement

A new study tracks arrival and spread of highly pathogenic Avian Influenza (H5N1) decimating wild birds, impacting poultry and pushing up egg prices. The team found that the deadly impact on wild ...

New research has found that First Nations populations around the world are significantly more likely to be hospitalized and die from influenza compared to non-Indigenous ...

The U.S. experienced an unprecedented number of group A streptococcal infections in children from October to December of 2022, which should alert physicians to check for the potentially deadly ...

Have a cough, sore throat and congestion? Any number of respiratory viruses could be responsible. Today, scientists report using a single-atom-thick nanomaterial to build a device that can ...

Memory B cells play a critical role to provide long-term immunity after a vaccination or infection. Researchers have now described a distinct and novel subset of memory B cells that predict ...

Researchers behind the UK's first pilot public health surveillance system based on analysis of wastewater say that routine monitoring at sewage treatment works could provide a powerful early ...

Researchers have found that an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) was associated with the deaths of more than 330 New England harbor and gray seals along the North Atlantic coast in ...

Researchers discovered specific airway neurons in mice that alert the brain about the ...

Friday, July 28, 2023
Thursday, July 27, 2023
Monday, July 24, 2023
Wednesday, June 21, 2023
Wednesday, May 31, 2023
Tuesday, May 30, 2023
Wednesday, May 24, 2023
Monday, May 22, 2023
Thursday, May 11, 2023
Tuesday, April 25, 2023
Wednesday, April 19, 2023
Thursday, April 13, 2023
Thursday, April 6, 2023
Tuesday, March 28, 2023
Wednesday, March 22, 2023
Wednesday, March 15, 2023
Wednesday, March 8, 2023
Tuesday, March 7, 2023
Friday, February 24, 2023
Tuesday, February 14, 2023
Thursday, February 9, 2023
Tuesday, January 31, 2023
Monday, January 30, 2023
Monday, January 16, 2023
Wednesday, January 11, 2023
Wednesday, January 4, 2023
Monday, December 26, 2022
Wednesday, December 21, 2022
Tuesday, December 6, 2022
Friday, November 25, 2022
Wednesday, November 16, 2022
Tuesday, November 15, 2022
Thursday, November 10, 2022
Wednesday, November 9, 2022
Wednesday, November 2, 2022
Friday, October 28, 2022
Thursday, October 27, 2022
Wednesday, October 26, 2022
Monday, October 24, 2022
Monday, October 17, 2022
Thursday, October 6, 2022
Wednesday, October 5, 2022
Thursday, September 29, 2022
Monday, September 26, 2022
Wednesday, September 21, 2022
Thursday, September 15, 2022
Thursday, September 8, 2022
Wednesday, September 7, 2022
Thursday, August 25, 2022
Tuesday, August 16, 2022
Wednesday, July 27, 2022
Monday, July 25, 2022
Thursday, July 21, 2022
Tuesday, July 19, 2022
Tuesday, July 12, 2022
Friday, July 8, 2022
Wednesday, June 29, 2022
Friday, June 24, 2022
Wednesday, June 15, 2022
Friday, June 10, 2022
Tuesday, June 7, 2022
Monday, June 6, 2022
Wednesday, June 1, 2022
Wednesday, May 25, 2022
Thursday, May 19, 2022
Tuesday, May 17, 2022
Thursday, May 12, 2022
Wednesday, May 11, 2022
Thursday, May 5, 2022
Friday, April 29, 2022
Thursday, April 21, 2022
Tuesday, April 19, 2022
Wednesday, April 13, 2022
Friday, April 8, 2022
Thursday, April 7, 2022
Monday, April 4, 2022
Wednesday, March 30, 2022
Tuesday, March 29, 2022
Monday, March 28, 2022
Friday, March 25, 2022
Tuesday, March 22, 2022
Thursday, March 17, 2022