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Modified-RNA vaccine elicits protective response against influenza
A universal flu vaccine that protects people against most influenza strains is one step closer to reality...
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C6 gene unlocks mysteries to our immunity
Researchers have identified a new gene that plays a critical role in regulating the body's immune response to infection and disease...
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Researchers reveal therapeutic target for Influenza A
Researchers show altering the molecular interactions between the flu virus and host genes stunts virus replication...
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Researchers uncover origin of virus-fighting plasma B cells
A group of researchers have discovered an important mechanism that governs how B cells are chosen to become plasma cells...
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Influenza viruses can help mutated viral proteins fold and function
A new study from has shed light on just how viruses evolve so quickly and offers a potential way to slow them down...
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RNA cells genetically re-programmed to fight cancer
RNA cells can be genetically programmed like a computer to fight cancer, influenza, and other serious conditions...
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Anti-inflammatory drugs could treat symptoms of depression
18 October 2016 | By Niamh Louise Marriott, Digital Content Producer
Anti-inflammatory drugs, like those used to treat rheumatoid arthritis and psoriasis could in future be used to treat some cases of depression...
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Flu vaccines fail to protect obese mice
8 August 2016 | By St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Using vaccines prepared from killed viruses, the scientists targeted an influenza A H1N1 seasonal flu strain, finding that obese mice are not protected against influenza infections through vaccines, raising concerns about vaccine response in obese humans, who are known to be at an increased risk for severe flu...
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Inducing antibodies could lead to a universal flu vaccine
25 July 2016 | By Niamh Louise Marriott, Digital Content Producer
Scientists have identified three types of vaccine-induced antibodies that can neutralise diverse strains of the flu virus that infect so many each year...
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Programmable RNA vaccines effective against Ebola and influenza
4 July 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer
MIT engineers have developed easily customisable RNA vaccines that can be manufactured in one week and have shown efficacy against ebola and H1N1 influenza...
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A vaccine that protects against multiple H1N1 influenza strains
29 March 2016 | By Victoria White
Using a technique called COBRA, researchers created nine prototype synthetic compound vaccines constructed using genetic sequences from multiple influenza strains...
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Drug Target Review’s top 10 stories from 2015
28 January 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer, Drug Target Review
2015 was an exciting year for the drug discovery industry. Here we look at a selection of stories that particularly stood out for us…
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Big data unlocks new targets to treat influenza
10 December 2015 | By Victoria White
A team of scientists have tapped into publically available large-scale 'Omics' databases to identify new targets to treat influenza...
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Sanofi Pasteur reveals universal flu vaccine research
10 November 2015 | By Victoria White
Sanofi Pasteur's experimental vaccine is a novel synthetic vaccine generated from key genetic sequences of many flu viruses...
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H7N9 influenza vaccine failure due to “immune camouflage”
28 September 2015 | By Victoria White
H7N9 candidate vaccines have failed to elicit a strong immune response necessary to protect from infection. A study has revealed that it may be due to immune camouflage...
