Researchers use historical data to discover link between cadmium in vegetables and higher death rates in patients with influenza or pneumonia. High levels of cadmium, a chemical found in cigarettes...
Singapore’s Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR, Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) and Singapore-based molecular diagnostic company MiRXES expand range of infectious disease testing...
A novel chimeric influenza vaccine has been developed which has demonstrated strong cross-protective immune responses against various human and avian influenza viruses and subtypes in animal models....
In a surveillance done by a group of researchers in Klang Valley, Malaysia demonstrated the need to better understand and analyse risk factors of influenza. Influenza, a contagious respiratory...
More effective seasonal flu vaccine to be tested in clinical trials. It was found that the current flu vaccine was 47 per cent effective before a flu bug emerged halfway through the season,...
Three to four times more effectiveness compared to conventional influenza vaccines. For almost a decade, the search for an ideal influenza vaccine has been one of the most important research aims in...