Influenza
Influenza
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Effects of flu on brain
Group of researchers from Germany and USA studied effects of influenza virus on brain cells. The study published in the Journal of Neuroscience finds that female mice infected with two different strains of the flu shows changes…
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New flu simulation map using health and social media data
Researchers at the University of Chicago have created computer simulations to predict spread of flu across the United States utilizing datasets of demographics, healthcare visits and geographic movements of 150 million people over nine years. The study…
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Computational model to track flu using Twitter data
An international team led by Alessandro Vespignani from Northeastern University has developed a computational model to predict the spread of the flu in real time. This unique model uses posts on Twitter in combination with key parameters…
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Role of Vitamin D in acute respiratory infections
Vitamin D supplements protect against acute respiratory infections including colds and flu, according to a study led by the Queen Mary University of London. The study provides the most robust evidence yet that vitamin D has benefits…
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Unvaccinated individuals cost more than 7 billion dollars a year in United States
Vaccine-preventable diseases among adults cost the U.S. economy $8.95 billion in 2015, and unvaccinated individuals are responsible for 80 percent, or $7.1 billion, of the tab, according to the most comprehensive analysis to date from the University…
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