Though the COVID-19 pandemic provided a brief respite, influenza virus is back in circulation and, as usual, poses a special danger to people over the age of 65. But why are older people more susceptible to the flu? New research ...
Nov 10, 2022
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Almost three years into the COVID pandemic, it clearly isn't over.
Nov 8, 2022
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An international team of researchers has used mRNA technology to develop an influenza vaccine that targets four proteins that tend to change little across viral strains. In their paper published in Proceedings of the National ...
On January 13, 2020, a paper touting the creation of a possible therapy that could be used to fight all known strains of the flu was published online.
Oct 20, 2022
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A new universal flu vaccine protects against diverse variants of both influenza A and B viruses in mice, according to a new study by researchers in the Institute for Biomedical Sciences at Georgia State University.
Aug 25, 2022
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More than 15% of all critically ill patients who end up in intensive care with severe influenza or COVID-19 additionally develop aspergillosis, a pulmonary fungal infection. This doubles their mortality rate. A UZ Leuven ...
Aug 25, 2022
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The 1918 influenza pandemic resulted in the loss of over 3% of the world's population—at least 50 million people. But it wasn't the flu virus that caused the majority of these deaths.
Aug 18, 2022
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Researchers at McMaster University have found a class of well-known antiviral drugs could be part of a one-two punch to treat seasonal influenza and prevent a flu pandemic when used in combination with antibody therapies.
Aug 16, 2022
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Influenza vaccination is associated with a reduced Alzheimer disease (AD) risk among older U.S. adults, according to a study published online June 13 in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease.
Jul 27, 2022
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For a glimpse into the future of SARS-CoV-2 immunity, scientists at La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) are investigating how the immune system builds its defenses against common cold coronaviruses (CCCs).
Jul 22, 2022
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