This year’s flu season is shaping up to be a nasty one—driven by a new variant of the influenza virus that may be able to slip past our vaccine defenses. A mutated form of the influenza A strain H3N2 ...

Norovirus, the infamous "winter vomiting disease," is surging again across the United States. Norovirus is a highly contagious stomach bug that causes sudden, often violent bouts of diarrhea and ...

Nucleosomes are barriers to RNA Polymerase II (Pol II) transcribing along gene bodies in eukaryotes. We found that a fragile “tailless nucleosome” could be generated to resolve the Pol II pausing ...

Flu is surging across the U.S., sending thousands more people to the hospital and hitting young children especially hard, as doctors warn the season still has a long way to go. Flu activity is at ...

Scientists at Mount Sinai have created an artificial intelligence system that can predict how likely rare genetic mutations are to actually cause disease. By combining machine learning with millions ...

A new form of the flu, which is highly contagious and aggressive, is sweeping the nation this season. A mutation of influenza A H3N2, called subclade K, has been detected as the culprit in rising ...

There are some unusual symptoms being reported with a new and mutated flu variant quickly spreading in the U.S. ahead of holiday gatherings. According to Dr. Juanita Mora, the national spokesperson ...

Cities across the nation are being hit with a new variant of influenza called subclade K, which has been dubbed a "super flu," and certain states and cities, like New York City, are seeing the worst ...

It has been almost six years since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic in 2020, and while it is no longer considered a public health emergency, it can still make more vulnerable ...

Cases of the so-called “super flu” are rising in the U.S. The virus has several mutations that make it highly infectious. Doctors expect a bad flu season ahead. Here’s what you can do to stay safe. As ...

At least 14 states and Washington, DC, are reporting high or very high flu activity. The dominant flu strain, a version of influenza A (H3N2) called subclade K, has multiple mutations that make it ...