Researchers from Leiden University, University of York, University of Barcelona/IQTCUB/ICREA and The Francis Crick Institute ...

When a pathogen like a dangerous virus invades the human body, it usually has to enter human cells to cause an illness. Influenza has to latch onto a receptor on the surface of a human cell so it can ...

Like these substances, influenza viruses must also attach to molecules on the cell surface. The dynamics are like surfing on the surface of the cell: the virus scans the surface, attaching to a ...

A single influenza virus entering a host cell, visualized with VISUN. The bright spots are individual packages of viral genetic material, which are fluorescently labeled and spreading through the host ...

For the first time, researchers have observed live and in high resolution how influenza (“flu”) viruses infect living cells. This was possible thanks to a new microscopy technique, developed at ETH ...

Twice a year, influenza experts engage in a critically important forecasting bet: pick three to four vaccine strains now that will match the flu viruses people will face in 8-12 months. The strains ...

Respiratory viruses, such as the flu and COVID-19, may be able to “wake up” dormant cancer cells in patients who have a history of cancer, according to a new study. Researchers tested this hypothesis ...

A protein already targeted by FDA-approved cancer drugs may also help the body fight influenza, according to new research ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The form of the virus targeted by this year’s flu vaccine is somewhat different from H3N2, the strain currently causing a sharp ...

NEW YORK -- As the U.S. flu season winds down, health officials say the flu vaccine wasn't very effective, with one of its worst effectiveness rates in more than a decade. A new strain that dominated ...