Scientists have reached a breakthrough in their pursuit of a universal vaccine for flu, which includes even future deadly strains. The answer lay within the human body itself, after eluding specialists for decades. The foundations for a possible revolutionary flu vaccine were discovered as part of a UK study following the 2009 swine flu pandemic. Scientists monitored the health condition of over 300... 

One of the worst times of the day for those diabetes sufferers who have to inject themselves with insulin may be about to come to an end – the breakthrough which leads to an oral administration of insulin sees light at the end of the tunnel as investigators from Portugal’s Coimbra University remove an important obstacle. There are two main barriers against the oral administration of insulin,... 

The first antibody which can fight all types of the influenza A virus has been discovered, according to American researchers. Experiments on flu-infected mice, published in Science Express, showed the antibody could be used as an “emergency treatment.” It has already been suggested that some people who had swine flu may develop ‘super immunity’ to other infections. As a result,... 

Virus (purple) circulating in the bloodstream recognised by antibodies (yellow) of the immune system. In a dramatic breakthrough that could affect millions of lives, scientists have been able to show for the first time that the body’s immune defences can destroy the common cold virus after it has actually invaded the inner sanctum of a human cell, a feat that was believed until now to be impossible. The...