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McMaster University researchers closer to developing a universal flu vaccine
McMaster University researchers closer to developing a universal flu vaccine
Researchers at McMaster University and two American universities are inching closer to the development a universal flu vaccine.The latest findings build upon their earlier discovery of a class of antibodies capable of neutralizing the some of the most dangerous types of influenza.Researchers say these antibodies train the immune system to recognize a portion of the virus that does not change from one year to the next.
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Scientists design a universal flu vaccine
Scientists design a universal flu vaccine
ISLAMABAD: A new generation of universal flu vaccines has been designed, to protect against the future global pandemics that could potentially kill millions of people.The vaccine, designed by an international team of scientists, has the potential to give protection for up to 88 per cent of known flu strains worldwide in a single shot, spelling the end of the winter flu season, the researchers said."The components of this universal flu vaccine would be short flu virus fragments – called epitopes – that are already known to be recognised by the immune system.
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A universal flu vaccine is just around the corner, scientists say
A universal flu vaccine is just around the corner, scientists say
Share this: Google+ 0Scientists are close to producing a universal flu vaccine, as another step toward the goal was recently taken by researchers at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, in conjunction with the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, and the University of Chicago.Every year around this time, millions of North Americans line up to get their annual flu shot, a practice roundly recommended by health professionals as a key component in protecting oneself against contracting the influenza virus which kills an estimated 250,000 to 500,000 people worldwide every year.In Canada, over the past five years, total hospitalizations due to the flu averaged about 5,000 per year and total deaths averaged 320 deaths per year.
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Mac research discovery brings universal flu vaccine one step closer
Mac research discovery brings universal flu vaccine one step closer
A discovery by McMaster University researchers brings a universal flu vaccine and an HIV immunization one step closer.Chemotherapy treatment could also benefit from the findings published Monday in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America."This is really important for vaccine development," said lead author Matthew Miller, a member of both the McMaster Immunology Research Centre and the Michael G. DeGroote Institute for Infectious Diseases Research.
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