Showing posts with label vaccine. Show all posts
Showing posts with label vaccine. Show all posts

Thursday, July 10, 2008

Discovery About White Blood Cells May Help Make Better Flu Vaccines

The Trudeau Institute shed new light on how a previously-unknown messaging mechanism within the human immune system prompts specific influenza-fighting cells to the lung airways during an infection.
Full Story (Via Trudeau Institute Via EurekAlert!)

Tuesday, July 8, 2008

The Humble Tomato May Soon Help Cure Alzheimer’s Disease

While it is not yet a cure for Alzheimer’s disease, this new use of tomatoes is a great step forward in that quest.
Full Story (Via Springer Science+Business Media)