IVIG Highly Protective in Ferrets After Challenge with Severe Pandemic pH1N1 and Avian H5N1 Influenza Strains
Australian investigators tested the ability of intravenous immune globulin to protect against potential pandemic influenza virus in outbred ferrets, which are naturally susceptible to human influenza viruses and considered a relevant small animal model of human influenza infection.
BCG Vaccine Could Permanently Reverse Type 1 Diabetes
Results of a new clinical trial show that the bacillus Calmette-Guerin vaccine could permanently reverse advanced type 1 diabetes in mice.
Study Shows Influenza May Increase Risk of Developing Parkinson’s
New research suggests a certain strain of influenza virus predisposes mice to developing pathologies that mimic those seen in Parkinson’s disease.
CDC Study Shows Flu Vaccine Reduces Risk of Death in Children
A new study conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that during the years 2010 through 2014, the influenza vaccine reduced the risk of flu-associated death by half among children with underlying high-risk medical conditions and by nearly two-thirds among healthy children.
Plasma-Derived Apolipoprotein A-I Infusions Are Well-Tolerated, Acutely Increase Cholesterol Efflux Capacity
Human and recombinant apolipoprotein A-I (apoA-I) is the primary functional component of high-density lipoprotein, and has been shown to increase cholesterol efflux capacity and to regress atherosclerotic disease in animal and clinical studies.
Flu Vaccine May Cause Immune-Related Adverse Events with Checkpoint Inhibitors
Study results from the division of oncology at University Hospital Basel in Switzerland show that patients treated with PD-1/PD-L1 checkpoint inhibitors may be at an increased risk for adverse events after receiving the seasonal influenza vaccination.
Pertussis Vaccine in Pregnancy Protects Nine of 10 Newborns from Whooping Cough
A new study shows newborns of pregnant women who have gotten their pertussis booster vaccine are far less likely to get
the disease than other babies.
New Rotavirus Vaccine Is More Protective in Children
A new vaccine to protect against rotavirus has been developed by Serum Institute of India.
Intravenous Immune Globulin Improves Systemic Sclerosis Symptoms
Administration of high-dose intravenous immune globulin (IVIG) significantly improved muscle and joint pain, muscle weakness and markers of systemic inflammation, according to a retrospective evaluation of 46 systemic sclerosis patients at 19 French centers.
Study Finds New Subset of T Cells That Drive Inflammation in Peripheral Tissues
Researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital have discovered a subset of T cells that collaborate with other immune cells to drive inflammation in peripheral tissues.