Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study maps travel of H7 influenza genes
Influenza has a long history of being one of the most deadly diseases to afflict humanity, but what exactly makes it so dangerous?
Jan 21, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
High-dose flu vaccine appears better for frail older adults in long-term care
About 90 percent of the deaths associated with influenza in the U.S. annually are among adults aged 65 and older, according to estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Those 85 and older who live ...
Dec 18, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
A key human gene modifies the immune response to flu vaccine
How much protection the annual flu shot provides depends on how well the vaccine (which is designed based on a "best guess" for next season's flu strain) matches the actually circulating virus. However, it also depends on ...
Dec 11, 2014
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Immunology
Seasonal flu vaccines boost immunity to many types of flu viruses
Seasonal flu vaccines may protect individuals not only against the strains of flu they contain but also against many additional types, according to a study published this week in mBio, the online open-access journal of the ...
Dec 8, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
A lethal virus more threatening to public health than Ebola
With Americans on edge about the potential spread of Ebola, it is easy to overlook another virus to which we have long been accustomed – influenza. According to estimates by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...
Oct 27, 2014
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Medications
Candidate H7N9 avian flu vaccine works better with adjuvant
An experimental vaccine to protect people against H7N9 avian influenza prompted immune responses in 59 percent of volunteers who received two injections at the lowest dosage tested, but only if the vaccine was mixed with ...
Oct 7, 2014
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Medical research
Study establishes zebrafish as a model for flu study
In the ongoing struggle to prevent and manage seasonal flu outbreaks, animal models of influenza infection are essential to gaining better understanding of innate immune response and screening for new drugs. A research team ...
Oct 1, 2014
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Immunology
Immune response turned up, not down, by flu during pregnancy, study finds
Pregnant women have an unusually strong immune response to influenza, an unexpected finding that may explain why they get sicker from the flu than other healthy adults, new research from the Stanford University School of ...
Sep 22, 2014
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Immunology
Intestinal bacteria needed for strong flu vaccine responses in mice
Mice treated with antibiotics to remove most of their intestinal bacteria or raised under sterile conditions have impaired antibody responses to seasonal influenza vaccination, researchers have found.
Sep 11, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Antibody research paves the way for new, more effective influenza drugs
Research toward developing new antibodies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem's Faculty of Medicine could pave the way for more effective drugs to combat influenza infection.
Aug 18, 2014
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