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Want to reduce suicides? Follow the data — to medical offices, motels and even animal shelters

On Kimberly Repp's office wall is a sign in Latin: Hic locus est ubi mors gaudet succurrere vitae. This is a place where the dead delight in helping the living.

23 Sep 2019

UMSOM receives landmark contract from NIAID for influenza research

Kathleen Neuzil, MD, MPH, Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics and Director of the Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and Dean E. Albert Reece, MD, PhD, MBA, announced that CVD has been awarded a contract from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, with total funding up to more than $200 million over seven years if all contract options are exercised.

20 Sep 2019

How cruise ship passengers should prepare for sickness or injury at sea

Royal Caribbean's gargantuan Oasis of the Seas boasts four outdoor pools and an 82-foot zip line and made quite a splash shortly after its 2014 refurbishment when it added the first Tiffany & Co boutique at sea.

20 Sep 2019

Types of food to avoid during flu symptoms

When you have the flu, it may seem like nothing can make you feel better (or worse). However, relief may come from an unexpected place. Oddly enough, some foods may make your flu symptoms worse – or better – without you ever realizing it.

20 Sep 2019

Explosion at biofacility in Russia raises concerns over safety: Should we be worried?

A Russian research facility which holds one of the world's largest collections of viruses has suffered an explosion, triggering concerns over potential biological contamination.

18 Sep 2019

Patients with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma may benefit from radiation, experience reduced side effects

Treating non-Hodgkin's lymphoma patients with radiation therapy as an additional treatment while they wait for their CAR T cells to be manufactured may reduce the risk of CAR T therapy side effects once it is administered, according to a new study from researchers in the Abramson Cancer Center at the University of Pennsylvania.

18 Sep 2019

Researchers receive $12 million grant to develop flu vaccine against many viral strains

Patrick Wilson, PhD, professor of medicine and rheumatology at the University of Chicago, and a group of researchers from three other institutions have received a Grand Challenge for Universal Influenza Vaccine Development grant – a $12 million initiative funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Flu Lab.

18 Sep 2019

Researchers identify an unexpected genetic plasticity in bat-borne influenza viruses

Bat-borne influenza viruses enter host cells by utilizing surface exposed MHC-II molecules of various species, including humans.

18 Sep 2019

Range of Valley fever expected to increase substantially, say UCI scientists

Valley fever is endemic to hot and dry regions such as the southwestern United States and California's San Joaquin Valley, but scientists at the University of California, Irvine predict that climate change will cause the fungal infection's range to more than double in size this century, reaching previously unaffected areas across the western U.S.

17 Sep 2019

No more tears: immunization without needles

A new study published in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology reports a novel skin vaccine patch which could help effective and safe immunization by disrupting the permeability of the skin, providing a convenient and non-invasive alternative to immunization shots. This innovative technique now needs to be tested in humans.

17 Sep 2019

Climate change likely to accelerate spread of valley fever

Valley fever is endemic to hot and dry regions like the southwestern United States and California's San Joaquin Valley, but a new study predicts climate change will cause the fungal infection's range to more than double in size this century, reaching previously unaffected areas across the western U.S.

16 Sep 2019

West Nile Virus samples found 10 miles apart came from different places, NAU scientist finds

After sequencing more than 400 different genomes of the West Nile Virus, an NAU scientist discovered the two reports of West Nile Virus in Coconino County came from two different places. One migrated north from the Phoenix area. The other is a bit more of a mystery.

15 Sep 2019

New approach enables the body to produce specific antibodies

Researchers at KU Leuven in Belgium have developed a technique to make sheep produce new antibodies simply by injecting the DNA building blocks.

12 Sep 2019

Research shows link between genetic mutation and flu-related heart complications

People with severe flu sometimes develop life-threatening heart problems, even when their hearts have been previously healthy, but the reason for that has been poorly understood.

10 Sep 2019

Eradicating malaria by 2050 would be 'an achievement of historic proportions', say experts

According to a major report by 41 leading scientists, health-policy experts and economists, the world could be free of malaria by 2050.

9 Sep 2019

Microbiome loss from antibiotic use affects response to flu vaccine

Every living person has trillions of microbes living in their digestive tract, and more than 400 species of bacteria in the gut, more than the number of cells in the body. The normal gut flora is important to maintain eubiosis, the microbial balance in the body.

9 Sep 2019

Oral antibiotics that kill gut microorganisms can alter immune response to flu vaccines

The normal human gut microbiome is a flourishing community of microorganisms, some of which can affect the human immune system. In a new paper published this week in Cell, researchers found that oral antibiotics, which can kill gut microorganisms, can alter the human immune response to seasonal influenza vaccination.

8 Sep 2019

Flu News and Research

Want to reduce suicides? Follow the data — to medical offices, motels and even animal shelters

UMSOM receives landmark contract from NIAID for influenza research

How cruise ship passengers should prepare for sickness or injury at sea

Types of food to avoid during flu symptoms

Explosion at biofacility in Russia raises concerns over safety: Should we be worried?

Patients with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma may benefit from radiation, experience reduced side effects

Researchers receive $12 million grant to develop flu vaccine against many viral strains

Researchers identify an unexpected genetic plasticity in bat-borne influenza viruses

Range of Valley fever expected to increase substantially, say UCI scientists

No more tears: immunization without needles

Climate change likely to accelerate spread of valley fever

West Nile Virus samples found 10 miles apart came from different places, NAU scientist finds

New approach enables the body to produce specific antibodies

Research shows link between genetic mutation and flu-related heart complications

Eradicating malaria by 2050 would be 'an achievement of historic proportions', say experts

Microbiome loss from antibiotic use affects response to flu vaccine

Oral antibiotics that kill gut microorganisms can alter immune response to flu vaccines

Vapor from e-cigarettes may impair the cells that line the lungs

Paracetamol poisoning soars over the past decade in Australia

ESC guidelines highlight detrimental impact of pollution, noise on patients with chronic coronary syndromes

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