In a breakthrough for influenza research, scientists have discovered immune cells that can recognize influenza (flu) viruses ...

Flu cases are through the roof across the US right now. And, while cold and flu season always packs a punch, it feels like ...

Federal health officials say a dairy worker in Nevada has been infected with a new type of bird flu that’s different from the ...

The newer variant of avian influenza that recently infected dairy cattle in Nevada has a genetic change that’s thought to ...

A dairy worker in Nevada was infected with a new type of bird flu that’s different from the version that has been spreading ...

An emerging strain of highly pathogenic avian influenza has spilled over from wild birds to dairy cows in the state of Nevada ...

become the nation’s first bird flu fatality. Genome sequencing of samples collected from that patient also revealed concerning changes to the virus that likely helped it break into human cells.

Scientists have discovered that a cluster of nerve cells in the throat detects the flu virus and sends signals to the brain, triggering symptoms like fatigue, loss of appetite, and sluggishness.

Undergraduate and graduate physics students at UMaine Hess Lab in Orono are currently working on research that if proven, ...