Tis the season for cooler temps, shorter days and cozy nights by the fire. Unfortunately, this time of year also marks the ...

Innovative research into the gene-editing tool targets influenza’s ability to replicate—stopping it in its tracks.

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 ...

Viruses are masters of outsourcing, entrusting their fundamental function - reproduction - to the host cells they infect. But it turns out this highly economical approach also creates vulnerability.

This year’s flu season is brutal — and getting the vaccine is one of the best ways to prevent yourself from getting seriously ...

Have you ever wondered why you have to get a flu shot every year, but some vaccines are one-and-done? It all has to do with how and how fast viruses evolve - and that depends on mutation rates.

There are reasons why the cold weather brings more cold and flu viruses. The good news is these remedies actually work.

But hundreds of thousands of people globally each year won’t survive their bouts with the flu, and millions more will suffer ...

Americans are being urged to be extra vigilant this winter, as a suite of influenza A mutations has created a dominant virus ...

Pasadena, CA - October 12: Tracy Gage, LVN, prepares a syringe at a flu and COVID vaccination clinic Kaiser Permanente Pasadena on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023, in Pasadena, CA. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles ...

Across the United States, clinics and emergency rooms are again filling with people who have high fevers, hacking coughs, and ...