Progress toward a new flu treatment, thanks to a small tweak

(American Chemical Society) This year's aggressive flu season reminds everyone that although the flu vaccine can reduce the number of people who contract the virus, it is still not 100 percent effective. A tweak to a small-molecule drug shows promise for future production of new antiviral therapies that could help patients, regardless of the strain with which they are infected. The researchers present their work at the 255th National Meeting& Exposition of the American Chemical Society.
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news