Health
Flu vaccine won't definitely stop you from getting the flu, but it's more important than you think
As we head towards a southern hemisphere winter, many people are wondering if it's worth getting the flu vaccine.
Apr 12, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Dampened immunity during pregnancy promotes evolution of more virulent flu
During pregnancy, a mother's immune system is suppressed to protect the fetus, which is perceived as a foreign body because it is genetically different. A study in mice found that suppressed immunity during pregnancy creates ...
Mar 8, 2017
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Immunology
Genetic variant linked to overactive inflammatory response
Researchers at Cardiff University have discovered that genetic variation is the reason why some immune systems overreact to viruses.
Feb 28, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Asthma drugs could prevent prevent deadly form of pneumonia, research suggests
Two drugs used to treat asthma and allergies may offer a way to prevent a form of pneumonia that can kill up to 40 percent of people who contract it, researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have found.
Feb 22, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Alternative flu vaccine should reduce medical costs and save lives
A study just published in Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics suggests that an alternative vaccine might bring clinical benefits and cost savings if used on a large scale when compared to the one currently in widest use.
Jan 25, 2017
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Medical research
Engineered virus has artificial amino acid allowing it to serve as a vaccine
(Medical Xpress)—A team of researchers at Peking University has developed a new type of vaccine that they claim may allow for a new approach to generating live virus vaccines which could conceivably be adapted to any type ...
Immunology
How antiviral antibodies become part of immune memory
Weapons production first, research later. During wartime, governments follow these priorities, and so does the immune system.
Aug 15, 2016
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Immunology
Researchers pinpoint key influenza-fighting immune trigger
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital immunologists have identified the protein trigger in the body's quick-reaction innate immune system that specifically recognizes the influenza virus in infected cells and triggers their ...
Aug 12, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Influenza viruses can hide from the immune system
Influenza is able to mask itself, so that the virus is not initially detected by our immune system. This is the result of new research from Aarhus University. The researchers behind the study hope that the discovery can be ...
Feb 23, 2016
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Medical research
Infant-friendly flu vaccine developed with key protein
According to the World Health Organization, influenza causes serious illness among millions of people each year, resulting in 250,000 to 500,000 deaths. Those most at risk include infants younger than six months, because ...
Jan 19, 2016
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