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Broadly neutralising antibodies could form basis of influenza vaccine
Antibodies produced by B cells against the H1N1 influenza virus can also neutralise other strains, which could be used to developed vaccines.
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Nanoparticle flu vaccine shows promise at protecting mice
Using nanoparticle liposomes, researchers have developed an experimental flu vaccine that has shown success in pre-clinical studies.
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Airway-on-a-chip technology enables COVID-19 drug repurposing
An airway-on-a-chip has been used to show that amodiaquine inhibits SARS-CoV-2 infection, making it a potential COVID-19 therapeutic.
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The development of biomaterial-based vaccine platforms against viruses
Recent years have seen an increase in the development of biomaterial and nanoparticle-based vaccine formulations. Sushma Kumari, Sonal Asthana and Kaushik Chatterjee from the Department of Materials Engineering at the Indian Institute of Science discuss why these materials have such high potential in the fight against infectious diseases.
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Nanoparticle vaccine shown to block range of flu strains in pre-clinical study
A new vaccine formulated with nanoparticles protected animal models from a variety of seasonal and pandemic influenza strains.
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Artificial intelligence analyses how viruses evade the immune system
The natural language processing model trained using viral protein sequence data was able to predict promising targets for vaccines against HIV, influenza and coronaviruses.
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Immune cells discovered in lungs improve flu defence, study shows
A team has found immune cells in the lungs after infection from the flu, which protected mice against reinfection from a different strain.
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Single interaction could explain the disparity in COVID-19 effects
According to researchers, an interaction between host microRNA and SARS-CoV-2 could be responsible for the range of disease severities.
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New drug may boost vaccine responses in older adults
Researchers have found that spermidine can ramp up autophagy and boost T-cell function, potentially increasing the protective effects of vaccines in older adults.
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Inhaled vaccine induces strong immune response in animal models
Scientists report their phage-based inhaled vaccine delivery system elicited a robust antibody response in both mice and non-human primates.
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The latest pre-clinical HIV vaccine developments
This article lists three of the most recent advances in pre-clinical HIV research and vaccine development.
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T cells facilitate chronic lung injury in the elderly after viral infections, finds study
After viral pneumonia in elderly mice, there is an accumulation of dysfunctional tissue-resident memory T cells in the lungs which scientists suggest may drive chronic inflammation and fibrosis.
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Protease inhibitor aprotinin shows promise against SARS-CoV-2 in cells
Researchers have found that aprotinin, an approved drug for influenza in Russia, combats SARS-CoV-2 in cells.
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Lysosomes key to coronavirus shedding, finds study
Scientists reveal that coronaviruses de-activate lysosomes before using them to exit infected cells and spread through the body.
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New imaging method reveals glycan vaccine targets on HIV molecules
Using cryo-electron microscopy and site-specific mass spectrometry, researchers have mapped the glycans that shield HIV from the immune system.