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New Vaccine Strategy Might Offer Protection Against Pandemic Influenza Strains
May 18, 2009 A novel vaccine strategy using virus-like particles could provide stronger and longer-lasting influenza vaccines with a significantly shorter development and production time than current ones, ... > full story -
Computer Simulation Captures Immune Response To Flu
May 18, 2009 Researchers have successfully tested first the first time a computer simulation of major portions of the body's immune reaction to influenza type A, with implications for treatment design and ... > full story -
Veterinarians At High Risk For Viral, Bacterial Infections From Animals
May 15, 2009 The recent H1N1 influenza epidemic raises questions about how animal viruses move to human populations. While there is no evidence veterinarians had a direct role in the current H1N1 epidemic, a new ... > full story -
Human Nose Too Cold For Bird Flu, Says New Study
May 14, 2009 Avian influenza viruses do not thrive in humans because the temperature inside a person's nose is too low, according to new research. The authors of the study say this may be one of the reasons why ... > full story -
Mathematical Model Developed To Predict Immune Response To Influenza
May 13, 2009 Researchers have developed a mathematical model to predict immune responses to infection with influenza A viruses, including novel viruses such as the emergent 2009 influenza A (H1N1). This model ... > full story -
Pandemic Warning System Keys On 'Human Factors'
May 12, 2009 Researchers are proposing a new system that would warn of an impending pandemic before the first case of disease emerged in a given population by detecting subtle signals in human ... > full story -
Swine Flu Data 'Very Consistent' With Early Stages Of A Pandemic
May 11, 2009 Early findings about the emerging pandemic of a new strain of influenza A (H1N1) in Mexico are published in the journal Science. The data so far is very consistent with what researchers would expect ... > full story -
Swine Flu: What Does It Do To Pigs?
May 11, 2009 The effects of H1N1 swine flu have been investigated in a group of piglets. Scientists studied the pathology of the virus, finding that all infected animals showed flu-like symptoms between one and ... > full story -
First Swine Flu DNA Test Produced
May 9, 2009 Scientists have produced the first DNA test kit for the Mexican swine flu. The first shipment of rapid-results tests has been sent today directly to Mexico as well as many other territories to help ... > full story -
FDA Approves New Influenza Vaccine Production Facility
May 7, 2009 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that it has approved a new manufacturing facility used to produce influenza virus vaccines. The facility is approved for seasonal ... > full story
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