Should you worry about bird flu found in cows?

Bird flu is circulating among dairy cows and a dairy farm employee has been infected. An expert explains what you need to know.

Johns Hopkins University • futurity
April 16, 2024 ~9 min

Team solves mystery of how phages disarm bacteria

A new study of how phages disarm dangerous bacteria could lead to new treatments for bacterial infections, researchers report.

Laura Muntean-Texas A&M • futurity
April 15, 2024 ~7 min


The ‘pleasure of choice’ could lower vaccine hesitancy

Offering a choice when it comes to vaccines could convince more people to get them. But it's no magic bullet, experts say.

U. Oregon • futurity
April 15, 2024 ~8 min

New COVID detection technique is faster and more accurate

Researchers have developed a faster, more accurate detection technique to test for COVID-19.

Alan Flurry-U. Georgia • futurity
April 5, 2024 ~4 min

Better school air quality may shield kids with disabilities from COVID

Good airflow and filtration in schools may help children with intellectual disabilities, a vulnerable population, avoid COVID infections.

Susanne Pallo-Rochester • futurity
April 5, 2024 ~6 min

Heart infections pose risks even before inflammation

New research suggests completely new directions to diagnose and treat viral infections affecting the heart.

John Pastor - Virginia Tech • futurity
March 12, 2024 ~5 min

Can the Zika vaccine fight brain cancer?

New research potentially offers a new treatment alternative for brain cancer patients who currently have a poor prognosis.

Duke-NUS • futurity
March 11, 2024 ~7 min

More use of Paxlovid to treat COVID could save a lot of lives

"...there are real benefits to using Paxlovid, not just for the patients receiving treatment, but for the people around them."

Esther Robards-Forbes - UT Austin • futurity
Feb. 27, 2024 ~5 min


Vaccine in development could offer better flu protection

Researchers are developing a new recombinant flu vaccine that has the potential for stronger and broader immunity.

Cory Nealon-Buffalo • futurity
Feb. 26, 2024 ~6 min

Do bat ‘nightclubs’ hold the secret to stopping the next pandemic?

The way some bats protect themselves from the viruses they carry could lead to ways to prevent the next pandemic, researchers say.

Jennifer Gauntt - Texas A&M • futurity
Feb. 21, 2024 ~6 min

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