Science news articles about 'influenza infection'

... given to long-term care residents who were potentially exposed to influenza, the more likely it would be that influenza infection could be prevented and facility outbreaks controlled. The new study ...

... exposed to cigarette smoke than in those not exposed to cigarette smoke (e.g., influenza-infected smokers have increased mortality when compared with influenza-infected nonsmokers). In the study, a ...

... could lead to treatments which turn off the inflammation in the lungs caused by influenza and other infections, according to a study published today in the journal Nature Immunology. The symptoms of ...

... 15 and 45 micrograms of nanoemulsion-adjuvanted influenza vaccine (n=12 ferrets/dose). ... need still exists for protecting people from influenza infection," Baker said. "The robust immunity and antigen- ...

... York, looked at the effects of temperature and relative humidity on transmission of influenza using influenza-infected guinea pigs in climate-controlled chambers. The researchers used 20 different ...

... 268 (98.5 percent) U.S. influenza A(H1N1) viruses tested. "The emergence of oseltamivir ... interventions. For now, the best tools to mitigate influenza infection are tried-and-true—vaccination, social ...

... expression signature that classified symptomatic human respiratory viral infection. This signature accurately identified influenza infection and could reliably distinguish between viral and bacterial ...

... , a nasal specimen was obtained and tested for the influenza and other respiratory viruses. Influenza infection occurred in 50 nurses (23.6 per cent) in the surgical mask group and in 48 ( ...

... This is supported by statistics from the World Health Organization indicating that there have been fewer avian influenza infections in people 40 years and older than there were in people under that ...

... (November 16, 2009) Researchers at the La Jolla Institute for Allergy & Immunology have found that previous influenza infections may provide at least some level of immunity to the H1N1 "swine" flu. " ...

... of options for antiviral drugs." The researchers wanted to be sure that their findings were relevant for influenza infections that occur outside of the laboratory. So, as an initial check, they ...

... none of these studies has looked specifically at the flu. The study, "Quercetin reduces susceptibility to influenza infection following stressful exercise," was carried out by J. Mark Davis, E.A. ...

... .com) -- Cells involved in the body`s immune response to cancer are also implicated in influenza infection and could be targeted in new flu vaccination strategies, scientists at Oxford University have ...

... Our review of the literature suggests that the role of asymptomatic or pre-symptomatic influenza-infected individuals in disease transmission may have been overestimated in recent articles that have ...

... where human monoclonal antibodies can be used strategically for both the prevention and early treatment of influenza infection and disease," said Wayne A. Marasco, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor of ...