Single Mutation in H5N1 Influenza Surface Protein ... virus needs to mutate to cross the species barrier and to infect and replicate within mammalian cells. Scientists have now deciphered the ...

Influenza A virus particles strategically adapt their shape—to become either spheres or larger filaments—to favor their ...

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

(NEXSTAR) – The flu is spreading far and wide across the U.S. – and influenza A is largely to blame. Of all the flu tests reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention since the ...

The authors are grateful to the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR-CCMB), India, for encouragement and support for this work. NIH Awards (R37DA025576; R01MH085259) also support SK ...

Does it feel like you know a lot of people fighting the flu virus this winter ... high and continues to increase around the country. Influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 and A(H3N2) are the predominant viruses ...

Influenza virus is an infectious agent belonging to the virus family Orthomyxoviridae that causes a respiratory tract infection (influenza or 'flu') in vertebrates. There are three main species ...

The Household Influenza Vaccine Evaluation ... Detection of the D1.1. genotype, linked to 2 severe infections in people, came from the national milk testing program. Sixteen more flu deaths were ...

"With the avian influenza virus that's currently circulating in dairy cattle in the United States, the raw milk itself has a very high concentration of this virus," Martin said. "And so what we ...

Bird flu has also caused egg prices to skyrocket, and an outlook from the U.S. Department of Agriculture predicting egg prices will increase about 20% within the year, compared with a predicted 2. ...

Once confined to sportsmen and women, high-protein diets are now commonplace – with Paleo, Atkins, Zone and Dukan advocating that people eat large quantities of fish, meat, eggs, nuts and cheese ...