Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University are working on a novel approach to influenza vaccination that could provide ...
called T follicular helper cells, indirectly controls the anti-influenza response. These helper cells often "see" the wrong ...
and white blood cells (inset). Our immune system may be better prepared for infection from H5N1 bird flu if we have recieved a flu shot or been infected with seasonal influenza. More ISTOCK ...
Yearly administration of the influenza vaccine is the main strategy to prevent influenza in immunocompromised patients. Here, we reviewed the recent literature regarding the clinical significance ...
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Researchers uncover how influenza A virus infects dairy cattle, revealing the mammary gland's surprising role in viral ...
Cigarette smoking is widespread and deadly, yet our understanding of how cigarette smoke actually causes serious respiratory ...
This colorized electron microscope image released by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases on March 26, ...
Researchers used computer modeling to predict which components of cigarette smoke might be recognized by antigen-presenting molecule MR1.
Public health officials have warned that new mutations of bird flu with human flu could have dangerous consequences.
A detection in a sample collected on Dec. 11 was so low that it wasn’t considered a positive. Samples collected on Dec. 18 ...