A new study shows that children whose mothers had the flu or ran a fever lasting more than a week during pregnancy had an increased risk of developing an autism spectrum disorder.
In a recent study, scientists found that high doses of niacin, or vitamin B3, massively boost the body’s defenses against staphylococcus bacteria.
Despite only 29 human cases of the new strain of swine flu in the past two years, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is preparing an H3N2 candidate vaccine, and clinical trials are being planned for this year.
Researchers at the University ofBritish Columbia (UBC) have found that the swine flu vaccine triggers antibodies that protect against many flu viruses, including the lethal bird flu strain.
Researchers in a university hospital sought to determine the spectrum of clinical manifestations, immunological characteristics and the time to diagnose patients with common variable immunodeficiency disorders.
New research suggests it might someday be possible to create a vaccine that could protect a growing fetus from premature birth and related complications.
Recent studies of the flu virus are bringing hope that seasonal flu vaccines will be replaced with long-lasting universal vaccines.
A new study shows that vitamin D is needed to activate the immune system’s response to tuberculosis.
Approximately 48,000 people died in the U.S. in 2011 because they couldn’t get access to timely and appropriate medical care.
A team of researchers at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research in Sydney, Australia, have identified a weak link in the immune system and “the exact conditions under which an infection can trigger an autoantibody response.”
