Diseases such as covid-19 and influenza can be fatal due to an overreaction of the body’s immune system called a cytokine storm. Cytokines are small proteins released by many different cells in ...

Genetic analysis of H5N1 bird flu virus that infected a Canadian teenager shows 'worrisome' mutations, new studies reveal.

With the potential of a ‘twindemic’ of influenza and SARS-CoV-2 during ... for COVID-19 patients—AVA-Trap for those with a cytokine storm and MSC therapies for individuals who develop ...

Teen's recovery from H5N1 bird flu raises concerns after genetic mutations suggest virus could become more dangerous to ...

In earlier studies, lethal H5N1 isolates resisted the antiviral effects of cytokines, influenza severity was correlated positively with cytokine production, and lipopolysaccharide stimulation ...

POLB-001 is under clinical development by Poolbeg Pharma and currently in Phase I for Unspecified Influenza Virus Infections.

A Canadian teen fully recovered from H5N1 bird flu, but researchers warn of alarming mutations that enhance the virus's ability to infect humans, posing serious health threats. Learn more in this ...

Fatalities from COVID-19 and influenza are correlated with an overreaction of the body’s immune system called a “cytokine storm”. Although production of cytokines and chemokines is a normal ...