Immunology
Low-wage earners spent less time at home during early pandemic lockdown
Researchers tracked data from millions of mobile phone users in major US metropolitan areas and compared the data to neighborhood...
Clinical Trial Evaluating Mixed COVID-19 Vaccine Schedules Begins
NIH Trial to Evaluate Safety, Immunogenicity of Various Vaccine Booster RegimensCredit: NIAID The National Institutes of Health has started a...
Malaria parasite’s partiality for the spleen
Credit: Woodford J, Gillman A, Jenvey P, Roberts J, Woolley S, Barber BE, et al. (2021) Positron emission tomography and...
Direct action of SARS-CoV-2 on organs may cause exacerbated immune response in children
Researchers found that SARS-CoV-2 had spread throughout the body via the blood vessels, infecting various types of cell and tissue...
Genetic treasure trove for malaria researchers
Credit: © 2021 Morgan Bennett Smith A new extensive genetic resource of rat-infecting malaria parasites may help advance the development...
Mass gatherings during Malaysian election directly and indirectly boosted COVID-19 spread
New computational method could deepen understanding of direct and spill-over effects of gatheringsCredit: Lim JT et al., 2021, PLOS Computational...
New study confirms noble false widow spiders bites can result in hospitalization
NUI Galway study confirms that the Noble False Widow spider does have public health implicationsCredit: Dr John Dunbar, Venom Systems...
Ultra-low doses of inhaled nanobodies effective against COVID-19 in hamsters
Credit: Nambulli et al., Science Advances PITTSBURGH, May 26, 2021 - In a paper published today in Science Advances, researchers...
A comprehensive profile of California’s ‘homegrown’ coronavirus
New analysis suggests the California variant is more transmissible than unmutated strains, but vaccines are effective against itCredit: Photo: Michael...
For men, low testosterone means high risk of severe COVID-19
New clues on why more men than women develop severe diseaseCredit: SARA MOSER Throughout the pandemic, doctors have seen evidence...
UIC leads new collaborative to reduce COVID-19 disparities
NIH funds work to improve community vaccinations, testing, and engagement in clinical researchCredit: Martin/UIC The University of Illinois Chicago has...
Flu fighter: Nanoparticle-based vaccine effective in preclinical trials
The vaccine, made of disease-fighting proteins, could boost efficacy, accelerate production of seasonal flu vaccinesCredit: University at Buffalo. BUFFALO, N.Y....
A rapid antigen test for SARS-CoV-2 in saliva
Credit: Shinichi Fujisawa Scientists from Hokkaido University have shown that an antigen-based test for quantifying SARS-CoV-2 in saliva samples is...
Tampons, sanitary napkins could diagnose yeast infections with color-changing threads
Credit: Adapted from ACS Omega 2021, DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.1c00806 The yeast Candida albicans can cause itchy, painful urinary tract and vaginal...
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