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Flu Is Transmitted Before Symptoms Appear, Study in Ferrets Suggests
August 29, 2012 — New research examining influenza transmission in ferrets suggests that the virus can be passed on before the appearance of symptoms. If the finding applies to humans, it means that people pass on flu ... > full story -
Scientists Map First Steps in Flu Antibody Development
August 29, 2012 — Scientists have identified how a kind of immature immune cell responds to a part of influenza virus and have traced the path those cells take to generate antibodies that can neutralize a wide range ... > full story -
Climate Change Could Increase Levels of Avian Influenza in Wild Birds
August 29, 2012 — Rising sea levels, melting glaciers, more intense rainstorms and more frequent heat waves are among the planetary woes that may come to mind when climate change is mentioned. Now, researchers say an ... > full story -
There Are Reasons – But Not Good Ones – To Avoid a Flu Vaccine This Year
August 28, 2012 — It can fly through the air or hitch a ride on a handshake, hug or kiss. "It" is seasonal flu. There are many reasons to get an annual flu vaccine, but a physician offers a tongue-in-cheek "Top 10 ... > full story -
Compound Discovered That Boosts Effect of Vaccines Against HIV and Flu
August 26, 2012 — Scientists have discovered a compound that greatly boosts the effect of vaccines against viruses like flu, HIV and herpes in ... > full story -
Advantage Flu Virus: Scientists Discover One of the Ways the Influenza Virus Disarms Host Cells
August 23, 2012 — Scientists have discovered one of the ways the influenza virus disarms our natural defense system. The virus decreases the production of key immune regulating proteins in human cells that help fight ... > full story -
Flu Vaccine Research: Overcoming 'Original Sin'
August 17, 2012 — Scientists studying flu vaccines have identified ways to overcome an obstacle called "original antigenic sin," which can impair immune responses to new flu ... > full story -
Virus Throws a Wrench in the Immune System
August 16, 2012 — The cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a member of the herpesvirus family. Although most people carry CMV for life, it hardly ever makes them sick. Researchers have now unveiled long term consequences of the ... > full story -
Bird Louse Study Shows How Evolution Sometimes Repeats Itself
August 16, 2012 — Birds of a feather flock together and -- according to a new analysis -- so do their lice. A study of the genetic heritage of avian feather lice indicates that their louse ancestors first colonized a ... > full story -
Potential Hurdle to Universal Flu Vaccine Development May Be Overcome, Study Suggests
August 15, 2012 — In the quest for a universal influenza vaccine -- one that elicits broadly neutralizing antibodies that can protect against most or all strains of flu virus -- scientists have faced a sobering ... > full story
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