Found 36 news articles for influenza

…of infection. Contact your GP for advice or if you have concern about flu. What is influenza? Influenza is caused by a group of viruses that infect the respiratory system,……  Read more

As Australia approaches another flu season, the nation’s peak medical research funding body has recognised a Hudson Institute researcher for her pioneering work on influenza. Associate Professor Michelle Tate has……  Read more

A new flu treatment could drastically reduce one of flu’s deadliest complications – bacterial pneumonia – by helping the lungs defend themselves, rather than targeting the virus directly. Influenza specialist……  Read more

…a new way the body responds to the influenza virus. “We found that a protein called Gasdermin E plays a major role in causing lung damage during influenza. By deleting……  Read more

…a growing public perception that influenza is not a serious disease.” 2025 Flu FAQs Who should get the flu vaccination? This year’s vaccine targets two strains of Influenza A and……  Read more

…and how it and the microbiome trigger inflammation, leading to cancer, autoimmune conditions (lupus, inflammatory bowel disease, arthritis), lung (COPD, emphysema, silicosis) and infectious diseases (gastroenteritis, influenza, pneumonia). Autoinflammatory disease……  Read more

Influenza (flu) is a potentially fatal disease. Last year 3,696 Australians were admitted to hospital with influenza and there were 379 flu deaths. The highest number of hospitalisations was in……  Read more

…our body called growth hormone. Short, linear peptides like LAT9997 are also favourable as they are generally not complex to manufacture. Understanding influenza: unravelling lung inflammation The influenza virus infects……  Read more

…“So, this latest research has identified an exciting new opportunity to target those host responses, rather than the virus itself.” How influenza becomes fatal Influenza infections can become fatal when……  Read more

…autoimmunity and treatments for infection-driven hyperinflammation, such as severe COVID-19 and influenza A infection. A/Prof Gantier was part of an international team that found a genetic cause of the chronic……  Read more