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Investigational nasal influenza vaccine tested in children and teens

An early-stage clinical trial testing the safety and immune-stimulating ability of an experimental nasal influenza vaccine in healthy 9- to 17-year-old children and teens has begun enrolling participants at a Vaccine and Treatment Evaluation Unit site at Saint Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri.

17 Sep 2018

Easy and rapid test for viral infections can cut antibiotic use, hospitalizations

A quick and easy test for viral infections can reduce unnecessary antibiotic use and hospital admissions, according to new research presented to the European Respiratory Society International Congress today.

17 Sep 2018

'Nudges' may help curb decline in influenza vaccination rates as the day progresses

Primary care clinics experienced a significant decline in influenza vaccinations as the day progressed, researchers from Penn Medicine report in a new study published in JAMA Open Network.

14 Sep 2018

CDC recommends people get flu shots soon

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there have been 16 weeks of non-stop flu season last year leading to 700,000 hospitalizations due to influenza as well as pneumonias that occurred as complications.

12 Sep 2018

Vomiting - why so common in kids?

Most kids vomit easily and often copiously and frequently. This is a global phenomenon most parents have resigned themselves to. Researchers have now tried to understand why kids vomit so commonly and if there is actually any reason for parents to panic. An article by Erin Blakemore for NPR looks to answer the question.

11 Sep 2018

Raising Awareness of Sepsis

An interview with Dr. Steven Simpson, MD, discussing the importance of raising awareness of the signs and symptoms of sepsis, and how Sepsis Alliance is helping to reduce the number of deaths caused by sepsis in the USA.

10 Sep 2018

Immune system that fights infection could join battle against opioid addiction

The same immune system that fights infection and the flu could join the battle against opioid addiction, new research out of the Vanderbilt Center for Addiction Research indicates.

7 Sep 2018

Single dose of influenza drug can shorten duration of illness, study reveals

A single dose of a new influenza drug can significantly shorten the duration of the illness in teens and adults, according to a study published in the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine.

6 Sep 2018

Doctor with Guillain Barré syndrome recovers back to normal life

Doctors do the darndest things. Take the one who walked right up to Dan Thomas, MD, at a lecture, got into the ready position, and proceeded to perform several squats as Thomas watched, puzzled.

6 Sep 2018

Immune system may join battle against opioid addiction

The same immune system that fights infection and the flu could join the battle against opioid addiction, new research out of the Vanderbilt Center for Addiction Research indicates.

6 Sep 2018

Researchers hope to translate mRNA drugs from lab to medicine cabinet

In cells, ribosomes translate messenger RNA into proteins. And in the nascent field of mRNA therapeutics, researchers and investors are hoping to translate mRNA drugs from the lab to the medicine cabinet.

6 Sep 2018

Airport security trays carry more microbes than toilet seats

A team of researchers from Finland and Britain have shown that over half of all the trays or security bins that the airport authorities use at the security clearance areas carry viruses that can cause respiratory infections.

6 Sep 2018

Scientists receive $2.5 million grant to combat South American-borne deadly disease

A George Mason University researcher is heading a scientific team that has received a sizable Department of Defense grant to combat the threat of a South American-borne disease that can cause long-term neurological problems and even death.

5 Sep 2018

Researchers identify Zika virus proteins with potential to affect brain development

In healthy individuals, the Zika virus causes flu-like symptoms. If a pregnant woman becomes infected, the unborn child can suffer from severe brain abnormalities as a result of mechanisms that have not yet been explained.

4 Sep 2018

TGHRI scientists detail role of insulin as a boost to the immune system

The role of insulin as a boost to the immune system to improve its ability to fight infection has been detailed for the first time by Toronto General Hospital Research Institute scientists.

30 Aug 2018

Immunization shots effective at preventing measles

High fever. Cough. Runny nose. Red, watery eyes. It may not be the flu. It could be measles.

30 Aug 2018

Scientists reveal how immune system strives to protect the lungs of infants with flu

The immune system appears to put a premium on maintaining lung function in infants infected with the influenza virus by mounting a rapid response to repair damaged cells, according to research led by St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The findings appear today in the scientific journal Immunity.

29 Aug 2018

China withholding crucial bird flu virus samples outraging scientific community

The United States researchers and health experts have expressed outrage and concern over Chinese government’s policy to withhold the samples of the rapidly evolving bird flu virus H7N9.

29 Aug 2018

New personalized cellular therapy approved for use in the European Union

The European Commission has approved a personalized cellular therapy developed at the University of Pennsylvania's Abramson Cancer Center, making it the first chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy permitted for use in the European Union in two distinct indications.

27 Aug 2018

Oral anticoagulant use after hospital discharge may offer protection from non-fatal blood clots

The use of an oral anticoagulant medicine in medically ill patients for 45 days following their discharge from the hospital reduces the rate of non-fatal symptomatic blood clots with no impact on fatal blood clots, according to late breaking results from the MARINER trial presented today in a Hot Line Session at ESC Congress 2018 and published in The New England Journal of Medicine.

27 Aug 2018

Flu News and Research

Investigational nasal influenza vaccine tested in children and teens

Easy and rapid test for viral infections can cut antibiotic use, hospitalizations

'Nudges' may help curb decline in influenza vaccination rates as the day progresses

CDC recommends people get flu shots soon

Vomiting - why so common in kids?

Raising Awareness of Sepsis

Immune system that fights infection could join battle against opioid addiction

Single dose of influenza drug can shorten duration of illness, study reveals

Doctor with Guillain Barré syndrome recovers back to normal life

Immune system may join battle against opioid addiction

Researchers hope to translate mRNA drugs from lab to medicine cabinet

Airport security trays carry more microbes than toilet seats

Scientists receive $2.5 million grant to combat South American-borne deadly disease

Researchers identify Zika virus proteins with potential to affect brain development

TGHRI scientists detail role of insulin as a boost to the immune system

Immunization shots effective at preventing measles

Scientists reveal how immune system strives to protect the lungs of infants with flu

China withholding crucial bird flu virus samples outraging scientific community

New personalized cellular therapy approved for use in the European Union

Oral anticoagulant use after hospital discharge may offer protection from non-fatal blood clots

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