Nasal vaccine devices have the potential to offer more convenient and more effective protection against a variety of viruses.

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Despite these benefits, questions about their long-term efficacy and safety have limited human trials. However ... that responding B cells were activated in a compartment of the nasal cavity called ...

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“Among these dominant genera we detected common fungi that have been recognized in humans as allergenic or opportunistic pathogenic fungi,” said Delgado. “This suggests that the nasal cavity is a ...

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