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New research helps explain why bird flu has not caused a pandemic

New research helps explain why bird flu has not caused a pandemic

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Nov 19, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Bird flu viruses would have to make at least two simultaneous genetic mutations before they could be transmitted readily from human to human, according to research published today in PLoS ON ...





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Modern Turkey: Modern Miracle

Other Sciences / Other

created Nov 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Many of us will sit down with our families to a wonderful turkey dinner this Thanksgiving. But statistics increasingly show that Americans consider turkey a year-round staple.


Common herbal medicine may prevent acetaminophen-related liver damage

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 3

A well-known Eastern medicine supplement may help avoid the most common cause of liver transplantation, according to a study by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine. The finding came as a surprise to ...


Scientists begin to unravel what makes pandemic H1N1 tick

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Nov 16, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

As the number of deaths related to the pandemic H1N1 virus, commonly known as "swine flu," continues to rise, researchers have been scrambling to decipher its inner workings and explain why the incidence is lower than expected ...


Scientists put interactive flu tracking at public's fingertips

Scientists put interactive flu tracking at public's fingertips

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Nov 16, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (4) | comments 1

New methods of studying avian influenza strains and visually mapping their movement around the world will help scientists more quickly learn the behavior of the pandemic H1N1 flu virus, Ohio State University ...


CDC's swine flu toll: 4,000 dead, 22 million ill (AP)

CDC's swine flu toll: 4,000 dead, 22 million ill

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created Nov 13, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 2

(AP) -- Estimates of deaths caused by the swine flu have grown to nearly 4,000 since April, roughly quadrupling previous estimates. But that doesn't mean swine flu suddenly has worsened.


Scientists track swine flu virus for tiny changes that would cause big problems

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

As the H1N1 flu virus spreads at breakneck speed, a team of scientists are close behind. They are watching its evolution through a cutting-edge technology in hopes of answering the question: Where did it come from -- and ...


Study reveals a 'missing link' in immune response to disease

Study reveals a 'missing link' in immune response to disease (w/ Video)

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Nov 02, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The immune system's T cells have the unique responsibilities of being both jury and executioner. They examine other cells for signs of disease, including cancers or infections, and, if such evidence is found, ...


The entwined destinies of mankind and leprosy bacteria

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Nov 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Leprosy still affects hundreds of thousands of people today throughout the entire world. An international team headed by EPFL professor Stewart Cole has traced the history of the disease from ancient Egypt to today and in ...


Scientists Propose New Explanation for Flu Virus Antigenic Drift

Scientists Propose New Explanation for Flu Virus Antigenic Drift

Medicine & Health / Research

created Oct 29, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Influenza viruses evade infection-fighting antibodies by constantly changing the shape of their major surface protein. This shape-shifting, called antigenic drift, is why influenza vaccines ...


TGen seeks emergency FDA approval of new swine flu test

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created Oct 29, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The Phoenix-based non-profit Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) announced today that, along with a business collaborator, it will submit a request to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for emergency use of ...



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