Universal flu vaccine being tested on humans
...year. In Belgium, an average of 1500 people die of flu each year. A more severe flu year - such as the winter of 1989-1990 - claimed in our country 4500 victims.Besides the annual flu ...Tick-related disease thrives on cholesterol, study suggests
... diagnose, as symptoms are similar to those of the flu and include high fever, muscle aches, chills and headaches. But in some cases misdiagnosis can be devastating. Young, healthy people probably don't develop very severe symptoms, Rikihisa said. But left undetected, the infection could kill an older ...American Chemical Society's Weekly PressPac -- June 13, 2007
...hot pocket geography may point toward better avian flu drugs Toward a much-needed new test for cancer of...ot pocket" geography may point toward better avian flu drugs Journal of the American Chemical Society Amid heightened concern over a possible epidemic ...JCI table of contents -- June 1, 2007
EDITOR'S PICK Pregnant moms exposure to flu vaccine kick-starts fetal immune system Some researchers have hypothesized that the fetus can be exposed to and mount an immune response against allergens to which the mother has been exposed, and this may have an effect on the development of alle...Avian influenza survivors' antibodies effective at neutralising H5N1 strain
...ave shown how specific antibodies taken from avian flu survivors in Vietnam can be reproduced in the laboratory and prove effective at neutralising the virus in culture vitro and in mice. The H5N1 influenza virus has caused disease and death in millions of poultry across the globe and occasionally has ...Scientists concerned about effects of global warming on infectious diseases
...ntains," says Morse. Another change could be the flu season. Influenza is a year-round event in the tropics. If the tropical airmass around the Earth's equator expands, as new areas lose their seasons they may also begin to see influenza year-round. And extreme weather events will also lead to more...Survival of the rarest: Fruit flies shed light on the evolution of behavior
...ter chance of survivaljust as a rare strain of the flu has a better chance of spreading through a population that is already immune to more common strains of the virus. In this case, flies carry one of two versions of the foraging gene (either the "rover" or "sitter" type). Rover larvae move around more ...US control strategies may make flu epidemics worse, UCLA study shows
Regular as clockwork, the flu arrives every year. And, according to the national...health experts, a bigger concern than the seasonal flu is an outright flu pandemic, such as a human strain of avian flu. And officials say it is not a ques...US control strategies may make flu epidemics worse, UCLA study shows
Regular as clockwork, the flu arrives every year. And, according to the national...health experts, a bigger concern than the seasonal flu is an outright flu pandemic, such as a human strain of avian flu. And officials say it is not a ques...Work with nanoparticles may lead to 'on-the-spot' virus detector
...viruses, including SARS, West Nile virus and avian flu virus. But because viral particles are present at such low concentrations in biological samples, such as blood, a device that can quickly and easily detect them has remained elusive. Typical procedures involve using passive diffusion to get the vira...'Supermap' of avian flu yields new info on source/spread
... a new, interactive map of the spread of the avian flu virus (H5N1) that for the first time incorporates ...he April issue of Systematic Biology. The avian flu virus was first recognized in wild aquatic birds in Guangdong, China in 1996. It then spread to chic...Smallpox outbreak: How long would it take for vaccines to protect people? Would it work?
...d provide protective effects. For example, for the flu vaccine to work, people need to get vaccinated before being exposed to influenza. The currently licensed smallpox vaccine, however, provides benefits post-exposure, and may be useful in further preventing the spread of the disease. "If there were a...Researchers create interactive map with Google technology to track avian flu spread
...hat portrays the mutations and spread of the avian flu around the globe over time should help researchers...the genomes, or genetic blueprints, of known avian flu sub-strains that have been sequenced since the virus was first detected in Guangdong, China, in 1996...Krber Prize to ETH Zurich Professor Seeberger
...ves to the glycans in the gastric mucous membrane; flu viruses bind to the glycans on the lungs. Vaccine to come In order to develop a carbohydrate-based vaccine, researchers must first determine which glycans are typical for the disease of interest. These glycans are extracted, or produced chemically,...Disease can be our ally, not just our enemy, says new book by UCR evolutionary biologist
...SIDE, Calif. -- In a time when we worry about bird flu and contaminated spinach, Marlene Zuk, an evolutionary biologist at UC Riverside, offers a fresh perspective on disease and the role it plays in our lives. Her new book, Riddled with Life: Friendly Worms, Ladybug Sex, and the Parasites that Make Us ...NIH establishes Center of Excellence for influenza research at Mount Sinai
...th the development of disease, the adaptability of flu viruses in birds and mammals, and the transmission of flu viruses between different hosts. Mount Sinai is globally renowned for its research on the 1918 ...UC Davis wins new national center for avian flu research
...ate dipstick test devices for identifying positive flu samples inthe field. "Clearly it's important to know if and when strains of flu like AsianH5N1 make it to the U.S. But we can't stop there," said Boyce. "Weneed to know how viruses...U OF M awarded $22.5 million NIH contract to study avian influenza
...ty of pandemic flu. The MCEIRS will perform animal flu surveillance in eight countries and multiple states. Domestic research will include: monitoring wild birds in U.S. wetlands; identifying low pathologic influenza strains in Minnesota poultry; characterizing swine viruses in animal populations from M...University of Alaska Fairbanks awarded $3.8M for bird flu research
... could provide an opportunity for exchange of bird flu viruses which could then infect humans. "Our major goal is to understand the genetic changes of flu viruses and how those changes relate to their success in animal hosts and their persistence in the e......ness and about 25 percent of all deaths during the flu season, and 50 to 95 percent of deaths during pand...sal spray may eventually be used weekly during the flu season to keep the person free of Streptococcus pneumoniae or after someone is infected with the flu...