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 ...

may yield antibodies that have a high affinity for the target molecule, but researchers have little control over the dynamics of binding.But with quickly-evolving target molecules such as the ...

An influenza pandemic ... the variability of the hemagglutinin (HA) protein, which mediates virus binding and entry into host cells. A well-matched antibody against HA can stop the virus in ...

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 ...

Duke researchers have opened a new avenue in the attack against influenza viruses by creating a vaccine that ... we'd be measuring what your antibodies do to hemagglutinin as the best metric of what's ...

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

Combined infection with bird flu and human flu could lead to mutations of new viruses that ... versions of influenza A, all of which use protein components called hemagglutinin (H) and ...

Hemagglutinin is a glycoprotein found in influenza viruses that helps it bind to cells of the hosts it infects. The research team also evaluated the spread of the virus in wild birds, though according ...

And the influenza viruses are classified based on the different hemagglutinin and neuraminidase ... That was predicted based on the antibodies that people had in their blood who were alive in ...

To compare EI with needle injection through these conventional routes, we used a formalin-inactivated Aichi/68 influenza ... hemagglutinin for each strain) on days 0 and 28, and measured the ...