Daily non-political popular news in brief.

Bird flu finds children's lungs faster

New findings, reported in today in the online open-access journal Respiratory Research, about how the virus binds to the respiratory tract and lungs suggest children may be particularly susceptible to avian influenza. The results also mean that previous receptor distribution studies may have to be re-evaluated.

Read more »

Keywords: bird, flu, children, lungs, lung

« Previous | Next »

Similar news on "Bird flu finds children's lungs faster":

1. Your genes may hold key to how sick you get from the flu
   11-03-2006 · EurekAlert!
   With the help of some high tech equipment, well-defined mouse models and analytical know how, researchers are trying to understand why a flu virus kills some people but not others. Studies to be presented at "Physiological Genomics and Proteomics of Lung Disease" found that a strain of mice more likely to die of influenza infection mounts a dramatically enhanced immune response in the lungs compared to a strain of mice that generally develops milder disease.
   Similar news · Read more »
   
2. Control measures fail to stop spread of new H5N1 virus
   10-30-2006 · EurekAlert!
   A new variant of the bird flu virus H5N1 emerged in late 2005 and replaced most of the previous variants across a large part of southern China, despite an ongoing program to vaccinate poultry, according to researchers at the University of Hong Kong in collaboration with scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
   Similar news · Read more »
   
3. St. Jude influenza survey uncovers key differences between bird flu and human flu
   08-20-2007 · EurekAlert!
   Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have found key features that distinguish influenza viruses found in birds from those that infect humans.
   Similar news · Read more »
   
4. Flu shot might also offer some protection against H5N1
   02-13-2007 · EurekAlert!
   The yearly influenza vaccine that health officials urge people to get each fall might also offer certain individuals some cross protection against the H5N1 virus, commonly known as bird flu, according to investigators at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
   Similar news · Read more »
   
5. New Drug Blocks Influenza, Including Bird Flu Virus
   10-06-2006 · ScienceDaily
   Opening a new front in the war against flu, researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have reported the discovery of a novel compound that confers broad protection against influenza viruses, including deadly avian influenza.
   Similar news · Read more »
   
6. Lab-on-chip testing for 'bird flu' developed by Singapore scientists
   09-24-2007 · EurekAlert!
   Singapore scientists have developed a minature device that, if successfully commercialized, could be deployed in affected regions for preemptive surveillance of a nascent avian flu epidemic.
   Similar news · Read more »
   
7. Hospital costs for children with flu may be higher than thought
   11-06-2006 · EurekAlert!
   Going into another flu season, a new study reports that hospitalizing children for influenza may cost up to three or four times the previously accepted estimates. Pediatric researchers from the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia say their finding strengthens the economic justification for broadly vaccinating children against flu. The cost of influenza-related hospitalizations in children was about $13,000 each -- compared to prior estimates of $3,000 to $4,000.
   Similar news · Read more »
   
8. USC study shows living near a highway affects lung development in children
   01-25-2007 · EurekAlert!
   Researchers at the University of Southern California found that children who lived within 500 meters of a freeway since age 10 had substantial deficits in lung function by the age of 18 years compared to children living at least 1500 meters away.
   Similar news · Read more »
   
9. UCLA study reports viagra drug may help improve exercise capacity in pulmonary fibrosis patients
   03-12-2007 · EurekAlert!
   Researchers have found that Viagra may help patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, an incurable disease characterized by progressive scarring in the lungs, which often leads to a lung transplant.
   Similar news · Read more »
   
10. Effective Booster Shot A Bit Of Good News Against Bird Flu
    10-12-2006 · ScienceDaily
    An initial priming shot given in advance of a booster shot may be an effective way to protect people against bird flu, researchers say in a presentation at the annual meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America.
    Similar news · Read more »