Influenza's molecular theft caught in action—how the virus steals the cap of host RNA in order to replicate

The cold season is in full swing, throats are scratchy and noses are running. We feel ill and hope it is not the flu. The ...

Targeting two flu proteins sharply reduces airborne spread, study finds

A long-running debate in vaccine design revolves around whether a vaccine should be optimized to prevent the virus from ...
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Immune system exploits flu virus' dependence on host's machinery

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.
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Can Flu Vaccines Stop Infection and Transmission Together?

India, March 15 -- For years, vaccine researchers have debated an important question: should vaccines mainly focus on ...
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DIFF Biotech's Innovative Nasal Spray Influenza Vaccine Receives Clinical Trial Approval, Introducing a New Attenuation Pathway

HANGZHOU, China, Feb. 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Zhejiang Difference Biological Technology Co., Ltd. (DIFF Biotech) announced that its proprietary nasal spray influenza attenuated live vaccine, DIFF-flu, ...