Scientists have uncovered antibodies that target the "dark side" of the flu virus. Influenza viruses have ... structure on the surface of flu viruses: hemagglutinin (HA). This lollipop-shaped ...

A new antibody therapy effectively protects monkeys from severe H5N1 avian flu, offering hope for a universal flu vaccine and ...

Researchers at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, in collaboration with colleagues in China, have discovered an antibody-like molecule that can protect mice from various influenza viruses.

The crystal structure of the hemagglutinin of both the viruses is similar, especially within the Sa antigenic site. Compared with seasonal influenza ... cross-reactive antibodies developed through ...

The antibody targets a stable part of the bird flu virus, ensuring that the immune protection can resist new variants and offer long-term protection against the globally spreading airborne infection.

A team of virologists, infectious disease specialists and pathobiologists affiliated with several institutions in China and ...

In this prospective observational study, immune protection against H5N1 and H7N9 avian influenza virus ... using engineered recombinant viruses expressing hemagglutinin and neuraminidase antigenic ...

"This type of prevention can be very useful in controlling infection outbreaks and containing the bird flu pandemic," said an immunologist.

Antibodies targeting the hemagglutinin stalk region that is ... is targeting a region that does not vary across different influenza viruses,” said co-corresponding author Simon Barratt-Boyes ...

A prophylactic antibody-based immune therapy has been shown to protect monkeys against severe bird flu caused by H1N1.