Using NVIDIA Tesla graphics processing units (GPU), a collaboration of Chinese experts were recently able to create the most complex model of the H1N1 influenza virus. Their computer simulation revealed that microorganism in atomic-level resolution.
The achievement marks a significant step forward in the fight again... |
12 November 2011
06:39 GMT |
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Pandemic flu viruses are in the nasty habit of striking their human targets in two-step blows. Experts say that this is very likely to happen with the 2009 H1N1(swine) flu virus that affected the world. Generally, flu viruses tend to hit once, subdue for a year or so, and then come to strike again in some mutated for... |
9 March 2011
09:32 GMT |
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A team of investigators announces the development of a new observations method, which allows microbiologists to observe single viral cells within the human body. The innovation could have tremendous consequences for the field of medicine. In microbiology, knowing which organism you're up against means that half ... |
27 August 2010
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A new iPhone application developed by the Harvard Health Publications Division of the Harvard Medical School is now available in the iTunes App Store. Dubbed the “HMSMobile Swine Flu Center,” the app is touted as being a vital tool that leverages Harvard’s extensive knowledge and provides the public... |
28 October 2009
09:59 GMT |
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In a statement made today, October 12, Marie-Paule Kieny, the head of Vaccine Research at the World Health Organization (WHO), announced that the United Nations agency plans to start sending H1N1 influenza vaccines to the developing world as early as next month. Most of the drugs will be donated by big pharmaceutical... |
12 October 2009
18:11 GMT |
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A new service from Microsoft is designed to help people perform swine flu self-assessments in order to determine whether they have contacted the H1N1 virus. Based on material licensed from Emory University, the Redmond company has introduced the H1N1 Flu Response Center, a website set up to allow users to diagnose th... |
7 October 2009
09:04 GMT |
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Microsoft hasn’t actually developed a panacea for H1N1, but the company does have a technology “vaccine” for both teachers and students affected by the flu virus. The software giant has responded to the call from the Department of Education issued to technology companies, asking for solutions design... |
17 September 2009
09:40 GMT |
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In two new, separate studies using ferret populations, experts have determined that the A H1N1 influenza strain has a very widespread effect on the body, being able to penetrate deep within the respiratory tract, and even as far as the intestines. This find may help explain why the symptoms associated with swine flu ... |
6 July 2009
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As the World Health Organization (WHO) recently announced the swine flu outbreak to be a pandemic, it has brought more attention than ever before to the dangers that the influenza virus holds. Although it's generally regarded as a mild disease, which does not cause any real damage to humans, from time to time it... |
30 June 2009
03:35 GMT |
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Experts can relax a bit now, the World Health Organization said on Thrusday, the Influenza A type H1N1 viral strain is not currently mutating, and it keeps a constant configuration for the moment. In the midst of a global swine flu pandemic, the world is in fear over the fact that the viral agent might mutate in the ... |
26 June 2009
04:34 GMT |
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At this point, the World Health Organization (WHO) has announced, the flu season in the temperate Northern Hemisphere is over, which means that we will get to a see a reduction in the number of new swine flu cases that appear in these areas. However, health experts warn, the infection will now move south of the Equat... |
28 May 2009
18:01 GMT |
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According to a new estimate released by the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday, the number of confirmed swine flu cases around the world continues to rise, despite authorities' best efforts to contain the situation. The H1N1 influenza A strain has thus far infected some 10,243 people, an... |
20 May 2009
10:37 GMT |
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The swine flu pandemic, which has recently taken the world by surprise with more than 130 people dying in Mexico and the United States, can no longer be contained, a top United Nations World Health Organization announced a few days ago. This means that nations are now forced to fend for themselves, and should focus o... |
28 April 2009
04:17 GMT |
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