Antibodies are the critical targeting agents of the immune system and the crux of immune therapy and vaccine development, but studying them is slow, expensive and labor-intensive. Now, researchers at the University of Illinois ...
Sep 3, 2025
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Every year, global health experts are faced with a high-stakes decision: Which influenza strains should go into the next seasonal vaccine? The choice must be made months in advance, long before flu season even begins, and ...
Aug 28, 2025
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A new study has shown that person-to-person variation in antibody immunity plays a key role in shaping which influenza (flu) strains dominate in a population.
Jun 3, 2025
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Scientists have engineered a monoclonal antibody that can protect mice from a lethal dose of influenza A, a new study shows. The new molecule combines the specificity of a mature flu fighter with the broad binding capacity ...
May 8, 2025
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As schools reopen, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) reports an uptick in flu cases following a recent decline. Influenza, caused by a virus, presents a serious health threat, particularly in enclosed ...
Apr 8, 2025
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Prior exposures to specific types of seasonal influenza viruses promote cross-reactive immunity against the H5N1 avian influenza virus, according to new research from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. ...
Mar 14, 2025
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Not long after the first flu shot was introduced in 1945 by University of Michigan virologist Thomas Francis and his co-researcher, Jonas Salk (who would later garner worldwide fame as developer of the first polio vaccine), ...
Scientists at La Trobe University have identified a possible defense for humans against the influenza virus H5N1—commonly known as "bird flu"—which could open avenues of research for new vaccine development.
Feb 25, 2025
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In early December 2024, a group of researchers published an article in the journal Science, entitled "A single mutation in bovine influenza H5N1 hemagglutinin switches specificity to human receptors". Some media outlets somewhat ...
Jan 14, 2025
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Stanford Medicine scientists have designed a way to make our seasonal influenza vaccinations more broadly effective and possibly to protect us from new flu variants with pandemic potential. In a study published in Science, ...
Dec 19, 2024
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