by Iqbal Pittalwala, University of California – Riverside Credit: CC0 Public DomainAfter COVID vaccination, it usually takes weeks for our bodies to develop protective antibody responses. Imagine, however, a vaccine that speeds up the production of antibodies against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that spreads COVID-19. A research team led by Rong Hai, an associate professor of microbiology...
AUGUST 21ST, 2023POSTED BY JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY Margaret LaRaviere gets an influenza vaccine during an event hosted by the Chicago Department of Public Health at the Southwest Senior Center on September 09, 2022 in Chicago, Illinois. Epidemiologist David Dowdy says vaccines and a preventive drug for RSV offer hope for a healthier fall and winter...
by Nancy Fliesler, Children’s Hospital Boston Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain 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 cases, the body quickly clears them, requiring high, frequent doses. Coupling one existing flu...
by Georgia State University Rationale design of chimeric M2e-H3 stalk protein, purification, and confirmation. A Schematic of full-length HA gene of influenza A virus (A/Aichi/H3N2), and the selective domains as a vaccine target are numbered in amino acid (aa 37-61, 305-338, 1-117) residues. B M2e-H3 stalk vaccine construct with flexible and soluble linker sequences (AAAGGAA; GGGGS;...
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURAL, CONSUMER AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES IMAGE: A UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS RESEARCH TEAM FINDS HIGH LEVELS OF DIETARY CHOLESTEROL MAKE MICE SICKER WHEN INFECTED WITH INFLUENZA. L TO R: JOSEPH TINGLING, DREW STEELMAN, AND ALLISON LOUIE CREDIT: LAUREN D. QUINN, UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS URBANA, Ill. – New research from the University...
by University of Bristol Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Research has found that it is safe for people to receive a flu vaccine at the same time as a COVID-19 vaccine. Reported side effects were mainly mild to moderate, and there were no negative impacts on the immune response produced by either vaccine when both were given on...
As Americans begin pulling up their sleeves for an annual flu vaccine, researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have provided new insights into an alternative vaccine approach that provides broader protection against seasonal influenza. In a study published in Cell Reports Medicine, scientists describe a T-cell-based vaccine strategy that is effective against multiple strains of influenza virus. The...
by Yale University A representation of the molecular surface of one variant of human rhinovirus. Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0 As the flu season approaches, a strained public health system may have a surprising ally—the common cold virus. Rhinovirus, the most frequent cause of common colds, can prevent the flu virus from infecting airways by jumpstarting the body’s antiviral...
by Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Penn Medicine researchers have found that middle-aged individuals—those born in the late 1960s and the 1970s—may be in a perpetual state of H3N2 influenza virus susceptibility because their antibodies bind to H3N2 viruses but fail to prevent infections, according to a new...
Sophia Antipolis, France – 29 Aug 2020: Dramatic reductions in the risk of heart attacks in patients with diabetes coincides with major increases in the use of preventive medications. That’s the finding of late breaking research presented today at ESC Congress 2020.1 “Our results suggest that when patients are diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, starting...
