News tagged with human influenza virus

Copper iodide nanoparticles effective against 2009 pandemic H1N1 influenza virus

Copper-iodide nanoparticles have long-lasting antiviral activity against the 2009 pandemic H1N1 influenza virus, according to a paper in the February issue of the journal Applied and Environmental Microbiology.

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Feb 15, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Study offers new information for flu fight

Influenza virus can rapidly evolve from one form to another, complicating the effectiveness of vaccines and anti-viral drugs used to treat it. By first understanding the complex host cell pathways that the flu uses for replication, ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Jan 27, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Scientists find H1N1 flu virus prevalent in animals in Africa

(PhysOrg.com) -- UCLA life scientists and their colleagues have discovered the first evidence of the H1N1 virus in animals in Africa. In one village in northern Cameroon, a staggering 89 percent of the pigs ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Sep 23, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

Study of first wave of swine flu requires revised public health strategies

There is no way to know how the newest strain of the H1N1 influenza virus will behave in the future. But scientists, notably those working at the intersections of epidemiology, mathematics, modeling and statistics, are monitoring ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Jun 29, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Human nose too cold for bird flu, says new study

(PhysOrg.com) -- Avian influenza viruses do not thrive in humans because the temperature inside a person's nose is too low, according to research published today in the journal PLoS Pathogens. The authors of the ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created May 15, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (11) | comments 3

InDevR's FluChip detects, distinguishes swine-origin H1N1 from human influenza viruses

InDevR, a small biotech company in Boulder, CO, and the Influenza Division of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta confirmed today that the M gene version of InDevR's FluChip can detect swine-origin ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created May 05, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Mexico begins five-day shutdown to fight flu spread

Mexico began a five-day shutdown Friday to try to halt the spread of swine flu as the country was approved for three billion dollars in international loans to fund its battle against the virus.

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created May 01, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 3

Avian Flu Research Sheds Light on Swine Flu Outbreak (w/Podcast)

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study by University of Maryland researchers suggests that the potential for an avian influenza virus to cause a human flu pandemic is greater than previously thought. Results also illustrate ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Apr 28, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (4) | comments 5

What you need to know about swine flu (Update)

(AP) -- A never-before-seen strain of swine flu has turned killer in Mexico and is causing milder illness in the United States and elsewhere. While authorities say it's not time to panic, they are taking ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Apr 27, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (11) | comments 21

New findings reveal how influenza virus hijacks human cells

Influenza is and remains a disease to reckon with. Seasonal epidemics around the world kill several hundred thousand people every year. In the light of looming pandemics if bird flu strains develop the ability ...

Biology /

created Feb 04, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0