Antibodies are currently in use to treat diseases that range from cancer to autoimmunity and are usually administered to patients in multiple doses, much like medical drugs. However, the production and storage of antibodies ...
The existence of certain microorganisms in your gut may bolster the immune system's ability to fend off a herpes viral attack that can cause fatal brain inflammation, reports a new City of Hope-led study.
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Immunologist Frances Lund, Ph.D., and colleagues have detailed the role of a key controlling factor in the transformation of B cells into antibody-secreting cells, the cells that produce antibodies to fight invading pathogens ...
May 7, 2019
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Seasonal influenza vaccines are typically less than 50 percent effective, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention studies. Research at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, published this week in Nature ...
Dec 5, 2018
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As an epidemiologist, I am interested in disease – and more specifically, who in a population currently has or might get that disease.
Nov 12, 2018
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(HealthDay)—With flu season imminent, U.S. health officials urge everyone 6 months and older to get a flu shot.
Oct 23, 2018
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Obesity increases a person's risk for severe complications from influenza, including hospitalization and even death. It may also play a role in how flu spreads, according to a new study published in The Journal of Infectious ...
Aug 2, 2018
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(HealthDay)—Most influenza viruses identified in the 2017 to 2018 season are influenza A, with A(H3N2) viruses predominating, according to research published in the Feb. 16 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control ...
Feb 16, 2018
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Weapons production first, research later. During wartime, governments follow these priorities, and so does the immune system.
Aug 15, 2016
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An analysis of 10 years' worth of data on human influenza B viruses has shed new light on the pathogen which can cause the seasonal flu. Findings from this study could help make flu immunization programs more effective; by ...
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