Jan 6 (Reuters) - Variant Bio, a private biotech firm, said on Tuesday it has launched a platform that uses artificial intelligence on genetic data to discover new drug candidates to send into human ...

Boehringer Ingelheim has unveiled its second kidney-focused collaboration in recent weeks, this time penning a deal worth over $120 million biobucks with genomics-focused Variant Bio. The alliance ...

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 ...

CLEVELAND (WJW) — If you or a family member have recently come down with the flu, you are far from alone. According to data released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this week, ...

A rapidly spreading flu strain known as subclade K is dominant in the U.S., but there is no evidence it causes more severe illness. Experts say the term "super flu" is inaccurate as the strain does ...

If it already seems like this year’s flu season is a lot worse than it normally is, that’s because it definitely is. A nasty novel flu variant — which many are labeling a “super flu” — is on the loose ...

The flu is straining hospitals and urgent cares across the United States, with the surge in infections driven by an aggressive new flu variant. Flu activity remains high in most parts of the country, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The United States now has the highest level of respiratory illness since the 1997-98 flu season, according to new data published ...