To successfully protect against pathogen infection, a vaccine must elicit efficient adaptive
immunity, including B and T cell responses. While B cell responses are key, as they can …

We conducted a meta-analysis to evaluate the effects of probiotics and prebiotics on the
immune response to influenza vaccination in adults. We conducted a literature search of …

Vaccination programs, although feted for success in reducing infectious disease morbidity
and mortality, are limited by vaccine efficacy, which is particularly problematic in populations …

Abstract The Swedish OCTO and NONA immune longitudinal studies were able to identify
and confirm an immune risk profile (IRP) predictive of an increased 2-year mortality in very …

Foremost amongst the diseases preventable by vaccination is influenza. Worldwide,
influenza virus infection is associated with serious adverse events leading to hospitalization …

Zinc plays an essential role in many biochemical pathways and participates in several cell
functions, including the immune response. This review describes the role of zinc in human …

Forty-two participants in two nursing homes who were≥ 65 years of age were randomised
to receive a jelly containing 10 billion heat-killed Lactobacillus paracasei MCC1849 cells …

Relationship between thymic function and elderly survival has been suspected, despite the
fact that formal proof is elusive due to technical limitations of thymic function-related markers …

Background Hepatitis B virus infection is a major health problem. Although non-response is
known to increase with age, hepatitis B vaccinations are considered to have only minor non …

The number of people that are 65 years old or older has been increasing due to the
improvement in medicine and public health. However, this trend is not accompanied by an …