Inspired by the way viruses attach to cells, EPFL scientists have developed a method for engineering ultra-selective aptamers ...

and provide one of the earliest examples of the application of structure-based drug design. Figure 4: Interaction of α-N-acetylneuraminic acid (1a) with influenza virus sialidase. Fortuitously ...

Wastewater monitoring helps communities spot rising outbreaks of influenza, COVID, RSV, and more. Our writer gets her feet ...

Cocrystal developed CDI-988 as a potential breakthrough for norovirus prophylaxis and treatment using our proprietary structure-based platform technology. Unlike conventional antivirals, it targets ...

Avian influenza, also called avian flu or bird flu, is an illness that usually affects only birds. There are many different strains of avian flu: 16 H subtypes and 9 N subtypes. Only those labeled H5, ...

Biofilms are conglomerates of bacteria and other organisms, which are feared in medicine as well as other areas because they ...

Influenza virions can take a variety of shapes, from the classic spherical or kidney bean morphology found in most ...

MPV tends to hit hardest in young children, older adults and people with weakened immune systems. A virologist explains.

The first research programs attempting to develop an inactivated influenza vaccine, outside of the USSR, were conducted in England and in the USA at about the same time. However, it was at the ...

Study Reveals Gaps in Flu Treatment for High-Risk Adults Apr. 22, 2025 — A multi-state study reveals that many high-risk adults diagnosed with influenza (flu) in emergency departments and urgent ...

Influenza virus is an infectious agent belonging to the virus family Orthomyxoviridae that causes a respiratory tract infection (influenza or 'flu') in vertebrates. There are three main species ...

Researchers have tracked how the COVID-19 virus mutates long term, revealing patterns that could help predict the emergence of future variants.