Antibiotics weaken flu defenses in the lung
Antibiotics can leave the lung vulnerable to flu viruses, leading to significantly worse infections and symptoms, finds a new study […]
A universal flu vaccine that could prevent a potential influenza pandemic has been a holy grail for epidemiologists around the […] Helminthic parasites, like hookworm and liver flukes (schistosomiasis), affect an estimated 1 billion people worldwide. Infection from hookworm and schistosomiasis […] New research published in The Lancet shows that an experimental HIV-1 vaccine regimen is well-tolerated and generated comparable and robust […] Mucus and other airway secretions that are expelled when a person with the flu coughs or exhales appear to protect […] Researchers at the University of Chicago have developed a genetic screening tool that identified two key factors that allow the […]Bird Flu Research
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