All influenza articles – Page 4
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NewsFlu can trigger a heart attack, Dutch study suggests
Individuals who are diagnosed with flu are six times more likely to have a heart attack in the week after they test positive for the virus than they are in the year before or afterwards, a Dutch study being presented at this year’s ECCMID 2023 has found.
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NewsAntibiotics do not reduce risk of dying in adults hospitalised with common respiratory infections, suggests study
Most patients admitted to hospital with acute viral respiratory infections are given antibiotics. Now new research to be presented at this year’s ECCMID in Copenhagen suggests that prescribing antibiotic therapy to adults hospitalised with common viral respiratory infections such as influenza is unlikely to save lives.
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NewsNew bacterial product found to inhibit flu virus replication
Researchers have identified a derivative of a bacterial natural product that inhibits the body’s own methyltransferase MTr1, thereby limiting the replication of influenza viruses.
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NewsComputer model of influenza virus shows universal vaccine promise
Researchers have created an atomic-level computer model of the H1N1 virus that reveals new vulnerabilities, suggesting possible strategies for the design of future vaccines and antivirals against influenza.
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NewsResearchers develop electrochemical biosensor for flu antibody detection
A new testing method uses an electrochemical cell-free biosensor that can directly detect antibodies against diseases such as influenza in blood serum.
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NewsSimple nasal swab can provide early warning of emerging viruses
Testing for the presence of a single immune system molecule on nasal swabs can help detect stealthy viruses not identified in standard tests, Yale researchers have found.
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NewsNew £1.7m containment facility will help prepare for future pandemics
A £1.7m laboratory building which will investigate infectious diseases has opened at the University of Warwick – helping to tackle some of the most globally important human diseases and prepare for pandemics of the future.
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