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How flu virus disables immune system
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How flu virus disables immune system

Northwestern University scientists have discovered one of the ways the influenza virus disarms our natural defense system. The virus decreases the production of key immune system-regulating proteins in human cells that...

27 August, 2012
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Discovery may hold key for universal flu vaccine
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Discovery may hold key for universal flu vaccine

We might not have a cure for the common cold, but scientists have discovered a potentially powerful new treatment for much more dangerous flu viruses. Researchers at Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, Calif., and...

13 August, 2012
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Compulsory jabs not just a shot in the dark
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Compulsory jabs not just a shot in the dark

About five years ago, two young girls died in a Philadelphia hospital. They were being treated for cancer, and caught the flu. Their immune systems were suppressed by the assault of chemotherapy drugs, so the flu...

16 July, 2012
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Discovery could lead to new virus drugs
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Discovery could lead to new virus drugs

The first 3D image of a common cold virus generated by the fastest computer in the southern hemisphere could lead to new viral drug treatments, Melbourne scientists say. Researchers have simulated the full genome of the...

16 July, 2012
2 min read
Keeping the flu away
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Keeping the flu away

San Diego State University researchers at the Donald P. Shiley BioScience Center may have found the secret to helping the immune system fight off the flu before it gets you sick. A new study published in the Public...

9 July, 2012
3 min read
‘Key step’ closer to universal flu vaccine
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‘Key step’ closer to universal flu vaccine

Researchers have discovered that the pandemic 2009 H1N1 vaccine can generate antibodies that protect against a variety of flu strains. The discovery brings scientists closer to designing a “universal” influenza vaccine...

1 June, 2012
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