Lung failure may follow flu and measles-like virus in ferrets

Infection with a measles-like virus causes catastrophic lung failure in ferrets previously infected with flu or RSV, according to a new study.

LaTina Emerson-Georgia State • futurity
Feb. 9, 2024 ~5 min

Mosquito protein could block dengue virus infection

A protein found in a mosquito's exoskeleton could offer protection against dengue virus, a new study shows.

National University of Singapore • futurity
Jan. 29, 2024 ~5 min


Is your sore throat actually strep? Here’s how to tell

An expert breaks down key signs and symptoms to know if a sore throat is strep, allergies, or something else.

U. Rochester-URMC • futurity
Jan. 22, 2024 ~3 min

Newly discovered virus kills ‘sleeping’ bacteria

Researchers have found a virus kills "sleeping" bacteria. The discovery could help fight germs that can't be treated with antibiotics alone.

Peter Rüegg-ETH Zurich • futurity
Jan. 19, 2024 ~8 min

What you should know about the latest COVID variant

An expert has answers for you about the latest COVID variant, JN.1, including information about tests, vaccines, and more.

Johns Hopkins University • futurity
Jan. 19, 2024 ~6 min

Nasal spray vaccine may offer better, longer COVID protection

Administering a COVID-19 vaccine as a nasal spray, rather than as an injection, may increase the vaccine’s overall effectiveness.

Zehan Yu-Duke-NUS • futurity
Jan. 10, 2024 ~5 min

How RSV vaccines could save a lot of lives and money

If widely adopted like annual flu vaccines, RSV vaccines would dramatically reduce the disease's burden of illness and death in the US.

Yale • futurity
Jan. 3, 2024 ~8 min

Team uses zebrafish embryos to cultivate human norovirus

Researchers have used zebrafish embryos to propagate the human norovirus, the predominant cause of acute gastroenteritis worldwide.

National University of Singapore • futurity
Jan. 2, 2024 ~4 min


Probiotics delay COVID infection and cut symptoms

Probiotics may be a relatively simple and inexpensive way to treat people after a COVID exposure, a new study suggests.

Sarah Avery-Duke • futurity
Dec. 20, 2023 ~6 min

In addition to long COVID, there’s also long flu

People hospitalized with seasonal influenza can suffer long-term, negative health effects, especially involving their lungs and airways.

Kristina Sauerwein-Washington University • futurity
Dec. 15, 2023 ~9 min

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