A research team at Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) builds a novel voltage-based biosensor for the influenza virus that is almost 100 times more sensitive than conventional tests, and can distinguish between human ...
Analytical Chemistry
May 30, 2017
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Much is known about flu viruses, but little is understood about how they reproduce inside human host cells, spreading infection. Now, a research team headed by investigators from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai ...
Cell & Microbiology
May 5, 2017
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Researchers at the University of Notre Dame have discovered a way to make influenza visible to the naked eye, according to a new study in the Journal of the American Chemical Society. By engineering dye molecules to target ...
Biochemistry
May 5, 2017
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A system composed of two different types of nanoparticles can be used to accurately, sensitively and quickly detect viruses.
Bio & Medicine
Apr 5, 2017
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A method for diagnosing flu virus from breath samples could soon replace invasive nasal swabs and deliver better results faster.
Analytical Chemistry
Mar 29, 2017
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About 18,000 chickens were destroyed at a northwest Georgia poultry farm after tests confirmed avian influenza in the flock, the first time the disease has been detected in commercial birds in the state, authorities said ...
Ecology
Mar 27, 2017
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A new paper from an MIT-led team demonstrates that Alaska can offer a significant foothold for Asian flu viruses, enabling them to enter North America. The research also shows that the region serves as a fertile breeding ...
Ecology
Mar 20, 2017
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It's that dreaded time of year - flu season. And we humans aren't the only ones feeling the pain. Dogs can get the flu, too.
Plants & Animals
Jan 26, 2017
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Mass livestock production is driving molecular changes in diseases that could lead to human pandemics, according to an expert from the University of Exeter.
Ecology
Jan 16, 2017
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The same weather radar technology used to predict rain is now giving UC researchers the ability to track wild birds that could carry the avian influenza virus. Avian influenza, which kills chickens, turkeys and other birds, ...
Ecology
Dec 9, 2016
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