The two major surface proteins on an influenza virus are called hemagglutinin and neuraminidase. The different types of these ...

This new vaccine approach, described May 1 in the journal Science Translational Medicine, is part of a 5-year-old effort to ...

The first signs that H5N1 avian flu was starting to spread from person to person would trigger a race to produce massive ...

A recent review highlights the need for innovative influenza vaccines that combine T-cell and antibody responses to enhance ...

The H (sometimes HA), is hemagglutinin, a lollipop-shaped protein that binds to a receptor on a human cell, the first step ...

A schematic diagram of the influenza virus, showing the surface proteins hemagglutinin (blue, peanut shaped) and ...

"Our findings are suggestive of human infection occurring in the dairy farm setting and cow-to-human transmission of HPAI ...

In particular, we believe, based on structural information, that the H5 hemagglutinin of H5N1 bird flu virus may be even more susceptible to NV-387 attack than the H3 hemagglutinin of the H3N2 virus.

Traditional flu vaccines stimulate the immune system to produce antibodies targeting a viral protein called hemagglutinin on the surface of invading flu viruses. However, the ever-changing nature ...

Cows infected with H5N1 avian influenza had mild illness characterized by a drop in milk production, but cats fed raw milk ...

The avian influenza virus, also known as bird flu, causes infection in birds and other animals. Hemagglutinin (H) and ...

Prelog also discussed personalized vaccines for cancer immunotherapy. Personalized mRNA vaccines are tailored to the ...