Twenty-three new Ngā Ahurei a Te Apārangi Fellows have been elected to the Academy of the Royal Society Te Apārangi. Fellowship recognises researchers, scholars, and innovators throughout Aotearoa New ...

Recommendations on the strain composition of influenza virus vaccines for the 2025-2026 US season have been issued by FDA.

Six years before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, an Ebola outbreak in West Africa had people fearing the possibility of a ...

Viruses like SARS-CoV-2 use sugar molecules to hide from the immune system, but scientists at Scripps Research have designed ...

The H5N1 avian influenza virus is mutating to evade immune defenses in mammals following prior infection or vaccination.

Richard Adeleke, a doctoral researcher at Cornell University, New York, USA, and his research group have developed a groundbreaking vaccine that could protect people from both COVID-19 and the flu in ...

South African poultry industry suffers R1. 8 billion in losses as experts warn of potential human transmission risks from the ...

The Trump administration has not staffed an office established by Congress to prepare the nation for future pandemics, ...

SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19, infects cells by binding its spike protein to angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) receptors.

However, mutations in the spike protein can alter its structure, reducing the effectiveness of ... Such an approach could also be used to develop potential treatments for other viruses, such as ...

Here’s what is known about food safety amid the bird flu outbreak. Will I catch bird flu from eating chicken or eggs? No, the risk of catching bird flu from eating chicken or eggs is presently very ...

The NA catalytic pocket is indicated on one of the protomers on the top view of the structure. Top, side ... of HEK293FT cells to allow for efficient amplification of Influenza virus. The virus ...