Mineralo-organic particles inhibit influenza A virus infection by targeting viral hemagglutinin activity
Abstract Aim: Mineralo-organic #particles, naturally present in human body fluids, participate in ectopic calcification and inflammatory...
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Abstract Aim: Mineralo-organic #particles, naturally present in human body fluids, participate in ectopic calcification and inflammatory...
Scientists have used #CRISPR to create chickens that have some resistance to #avianflu. The research is "proof of concept that we can...
Researchers trawling genetic databases discovered a distant relative of #influenza viruses in sturgeon. The wider #flu virus family that...
4 Ways to Boost Your Immune System Ahead of #Cold & #Flu Season • Exercise • Get enough sleep • Eat healthy diet • Exercise • Get enough...
Two more people in mainland China have tested positive for #H5N6#birdflu, raising the number of human cases reported so far this year to...
2 people in China die from #H5N6 #birdflu while 3 others are in hospital. 5 people were infected with the #flu in December; 2 have died,...
Scientists at Pfizer & Moderna are using #mRNA technology in exploring ways to develop a universal #FluVaccine. Existing #flu vaccines...
French farmers ordered to keep their poultry indoors due to the heightened risk of #birdflu being spread by migratory birds. A similar...
#China Reports a Human Case of #H5N6 Bird #Flu #avianflu #birdflu #influenza A man has been hospitalized in southwestern China after...
Case of Human #BirdFlu Reported in #China #flu #avianflu #influenza A man in China has been hospitalized after contracting a strain of...
Your next vaccine could be grown in a tobacco plant. Although there are no plant-based vaccines available for human use, several are in...
As the #COVID19 pandemic fades, "some existing trends will remain," such as recent expansion & use of online shopping, telehealth...
The equine #influenza first appeared in horses near Toronto. Within days most animals in the city’s crowded stables caught the #flu...
#influenza #flu #infection The respiratory epithelium is the major interface between the environment and the host. Sophisticated barrier,...
#avianflu #flu #influenza #birdflu #China We investigated fluctuations in the detection rates of avian influenza virus (AIV) subtypes H5,...
#flu #influenza #masks #COVID19 #coronavirus #socialdistancing #handwashing In the West, we have learned that mask wearing is very...
#flu #influenza #masks #publichealth #COVID19 #coronavirus #pandemic Scientists say that two common strains of the seasonal flu have...
#flu #avianflu #birdflu #influenza #H10N3 A 41-year-old man in China’s eastern Jiangsu Province is the first known human to be infected...
#flu #influenza #fluseason #fluvacccine #vaccines A first-in-human, Phase 1 trial assessing the safety and immunogenicity of an...
#H10N3 #flu #influenza #birdflu #avianflu A 41-year-old man in China's eastern province of Jiangsu has been confirmed as the first human...