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Swine Flu Pandemic of 2009 More Deadly for Younger Adults
As the world prepares for
what may be the next
pandemic strain of influenza
virus, in the H7N9 bird flu,
a new study reveals that the
2009 H1N1 swine flu pandemic
... > full story
Novel Approach for Influenza Vaccination Shows Promise in Early Animal Testing
A new approach for
immunizing against influenza
elicited a more potent
immune response and broader
protection than the
... > full story
Low Population Immunity to New Bird Flu Virus H7N9 in Humans
The level of immunity to the
recently circulating H7N9
influenza virus in an urban
and rural population in
Vietnam is very low,
... > full story
H1N1 Discovered in Marine Mammals
Scientists detected the H1N1
(2009) virus in free-ranging
northern elephant seals off
the central California coast
a year after the human
pandemic began. ... > full story
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Poliovirus Vaccine Trial Shows Early Promise for Recurrent Glioblastoma
May 21, 2013 — An attack on glioblastoma brain tumor cells that uses a modified poliovirus is showing encouraging results in an early study to establish the proper dose ... > full story -
Parasitic Wasps Use Calcium Pump to Block Fruit Fly Immunity
May 20, 2013 — Parasitic wasps switch off the immune systems of fruit flies by draining calcium from the flies' blood cells, a finding that offers new insight into how pathogens break through a host's defenses. ... > full story -
Predicting Infectious Influenza
May 20, 2013 — A new computer model could help scientists predict when a particular strain of avian influenza might become infectious from bird to human, according to a new ... > full story -
Herpes Infections: Natural Killer Cells Activate Hematopoiesis
May 16, 2013 — Infections can trigger hematopoiesis at sites outside the bone marrow – in the liver, the spleen or the skin. Researchers now show that a specific type of immune cell facilitates such ... > full story -
Study IDs Key Protein for Cell Death
May 14, 2013 — Findings may offer a new way to kill cancer cells by forcing them into an alternative programmed-death ... > full story -
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Flu in Pregnancy May Quadruple Child's Risk for Bipolar Disorder
May 14, 2013 — Flu in pregnant mothers has been linked to a nearly fourfold increased risk that their child might develop bipolar disorder in adulthood. The findings add to mounting evidence of possible shared ... > full story -
Level of Dengue Virus Needed for Transmission Defined
May 13, 2013 — Researchers have identified the dose of dengue virus in human blood that is required to infect mosquitoes when they bite. Mosquitoes are essential for transmitting the virus between people so the ... > full story -
Global Warming Trends Contribute to Spread of West Nile Virus to New Regions in Europe
May 13, 2013 — Global warming trends have a significant influence on the spread of West Nile Virus to new regions in Europe and neighboring countries, where the disease wasn’t present before, according to a ... > full story -
Bird Flu in Live Poultry Markets Are the Source of Viruses Causing Human Infections
May 13, 2013 — On 31 March 2013, the Chinese National Health and Family Planning Commission announced human cases of novel H7N9 influenza virus infections. Scientists have now investigated the origins of this novel ... > full story -
Potential Flu Pandemic Lurks: Influenza Viruses Circulating in Pigs, Birds Could Pose Risk to Humans
May 10, 2013 — In the summer of 1968, a new strain of influenza appeared in Hong Kong. This strain, known as H3N2, spread around the globe and eventually killed an estimated 1 million people. A new study reveals ... > full story
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