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Birth Year Predicts Odds If Flu Pandemic Were to Strike

By Daniel Stolte | University of Arizona Communications on Nov 11, 2016 Featured, Health

Your birth year predicts — to a certain extent — how likely you are to get seriously ill or die in an outbreak of an animal-origin influenza virus, according to a study co-led by researchers from the University of Arizona and UCLA. Until now, it was believed that previous exposure to a flu virus […]

Immune Cells Make Appendix ‘Silent Hero’ of Digestive Health

By Arunee Wilson | Walter and Eliza Hall on Dec 3, 2015 Featured, Health

New research shows a network of immune cells helps the appendix play a pivotal role in maintaining digestive health, supporting the theory that the appendix isn’t a redundant organ. The research team, a collaborative partnership between the groups of Professor Gabrielle Belz of Melbourne’s Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, and Professor Eric Vivier at the […]