To fight malaria, scientists want to poison mosquitos—with human blood
Low doses of a drug already approved for treating rare genetic conditions in humans kills mosquitoes dead. Scientists say it ...
Avian influenza discovered in NYS bobcats
Avian influenza—which has devastated poultry flocks, wildlife populations and increasingly poses a public health risk—has now ...
Universal Coronavirus Vaccine Breakthrough: A Single Shot That Could Protect You From COVID, MERS, and the Common Cold
Viruses like SARS-CoV-2 use sugar molecules to hide from the immune system, but scientists at Scripps Research have designed ...
World's first case of H5N1 bird flu found in UK sheep, sparking Australian biosecurity warning
Scientists call for the federal government to invest more in preventing the disease from spreading to Australia's $5 billion ...
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UZH researchers develop decoy molecules to restore immune defense
An immune system defect makes affected individuals vulnerable to severe viral diseases such as influenza or COVID-19. It is caused by the body's own antibodies, which inhibit important defense ...
UK on alert after H5N1 bird flu spills over to sheep in world-first
"Globally, we continue to see that mammals can be infected with avian influenza A (H5N1)," Meera Chand, Emerging Infection ...
Decoys for misguided antibodies restore antiviral immune defense, study shows
An immune system defect makes affected individuals vulnerable to severe viral diseases such as influenza or COVID-19. It is ...
Bird flu tops list of viruses likely to cause another pandemic - so authorities on high alert
Use precise geolocation data and actively scan device characteristics for identification. This is done to store and access ...
The Bird Flu Virus Is Mutating Fast – And Scientists Say Our Vaccines May Not Be Enough
H5N1 influenza is evolving rapidly, weakening the effectiveness of existing antibodies and increasing its potential threat to ...
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Decoys for misguided antibodies restore antiviral immune defense
An immune system defect makes affected individuals vulnerable to severe viral diseases such as influenza or COVID-19. It is caused by the body's own antibodies, which inhibit important defense ...
Traws Pharma presents data on tivoxavir marboxil for bird flu treatment
Traws Pharma (TRAW) announced that data supporting the potential for tivoxavir marboxil as a bird flu treatment was presented yesterday in a ...
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How vulnerable might humans be to bird flu? Scientists see hope in existing immunity
Very few humans have gone up against bird flu. But we've all dealt with seasonal flu for years. Some of our immune systems ...