A world-first discovery has revealed special immune cells called "killer T cells" in older adults, directed against influenza viruses, closely resemble those found in newborns and children, but struggle to recognize infected ...
Sep 25, 2023
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When humans or animals get infected, the body's immune system tries to not only clear the infection but also build up a memory of the pathogen that caused it. So, when the pathogen comes around again for possible reinfection, ...
Sep 11, 2023
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A new study from researchers in China and Nottingham has discovered that a subtype of avian flu virus, endemic in poultry farms in China, is undergoing mutational changes, which could increase the risk of the disease being ...
Sep 4, 2023
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TWINCORE researchers describe a mechanism that inhibits virus replication and protects cells from damage. Interestingly, a drug that has already been approved could prove useful in combating various viruses.
Aug 31, 2023
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Researchers from Trinity have discovered some new and surprising ways that viral RNA and influenza virus are detected by human lung cells, which has potential implications for treating people affected by such viruses.
Aug 31, 2023
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While conventional flu vaccines are designed to anticipate the influenza strains projected to dominate in the next flu season, they're only partially effective. And while antiviral drugs are available to treat active flu ...
Aug 15, 2023
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With a new flu season upon us, scientists have been testing new ways of fighting the deadly disease with antibody-based therapies—and they've discovered that this approach may be effective in combating influenza B.
Aug 4, 2023
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Clinical evidence suggests that elderly individuals are at a higher risk of contracting viral infections. Quite notably, the older people also have lower mean body temperatures. However, the effects of increased body temperature ...
Jul 20, 2023
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Researchers at the Paul-Ehrlich-Institut (PEI), in cooperation with the Philipps-Universität Marburg, used the "recombinant measles vaccine virus" vaccine platform to test vaccine candidates against the dangerous avian H7N9 ...
Jul 7, 2023
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With a new method for examining virus samples researchers from the University of Copenhagen have solved an old riddle about how Hepatitis C virus avoids the human body's immune defenses. The result may have an impact on how ...
Jul 5, 2023
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