Vaccine opposition online uniting around ‘civil liberties’ argument
Growing 'freedom of choice' position and increase in state-level Facebook pages could impact vaccine-related legislation, researchers sayCredit: Valerie Morgan/UMD WASHINGTON ...
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Study links low immunity to poor outcomes in patients with HIV who contract COVID-19
Age and underlying health conditions also associated with decreased survivalCredit: Justin Kelley Clinical trials are testing whether medications that treat ...
Investigational COVID-19 vaccine well-tolerated, generates immune response in older adults
Credit: NIAID WHAT: A Phase 1 trial of an investigational mRNA vaccine to prevent SARS-CoV-2 infection has shown that the ...
Painting a clearer picture of COVID-19
MU researchers team up with 8th grader, MU undergrad to identify mutations in virus that may be causing its high ...
BIOCAD will produce the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Gamalei Institute
BIOCAD becomes an industrial partner of the scientific center and will ensure the mass-scale production of the «Sputnik V» vaccineCredit: ...
Some severe COVID-19 cases linked to genetic mutations or antibodies that attack the body
Credit: NIAID People infected by the novel coronavirus can have symptoms that range from mild to deadly. Now, two new ...
2020 Blavatnik Regional Awards for Young Scientists honorees announced
Winning postdoctoral researchers include a neuroscientist improving memory formation and recall, an astrophysicist illuminating dark matter, and a biochemist refining ...
A history of the Anti-vaxxer movement
New MIT Press book from Jonathan Berman challenges a misinformed movementCredit: The MIT PRESS Vaccines are a documented success story, ...
Glycans in the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein play active role in infection
Credit: Adapted from ACS Central Science 2020, DOI: 10.1021/acscentsci.0c01056 As the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, researchers are working overtime to ...
A cheaper, faster COVID-19 test
Credit: Stefan Zimmerman Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have developed a method for fast, cheap, yet accurate testing for COVID-19 infection. ...
Fourth large-scale COVID-19 vaccine trial begins in the United States
Trial evaluating investigational Janssen COVID-19 vaccineCredit: The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson A fourth Phase 3 clinical trial ...
CSU secures $3.1 million from NIH to advance SolaVAX coronavirus vaccine research
Credit: Ron Bend/Colorado State University A team of scientists at Colorado State University was awarded a base contract worth $3.1 ...
Long-term COVID-19 containment will be shaped by strength, duration of immunity
Credit: Tumisu from Pixabay New research suggests that the impact of natural and vaccine-induced immunity will be key factors in ...
UM receives largest single research award in its history
Montana university and its partners seek opioid vaccinesCredit: University of Montana/Tommy Martino MISSOULA - The National Institutes of Health has ...
Rapid test for Covid-19 shows improved sensitivity
A CRISPR-based test developed at MIT and the Broad Institute can detect nearly as many cases as the standard Covid-19 ...
T cells take the lead in controlling SARS-CoV-2 and reducing COVID-19 disease severity
Finding may help explain why people 65 and above face a higher risk of falling critically ill with COVID-19Credit: Crotty ...
Scientists updated genome editing technology
Researchers compared their developed carriers for delivery of genome editing (GE) tools with other available analogues.Credit: Peter the Great St.Petersburg ...
Sanford Burnham Prebys receives $3M NIH award for drugs that restore immune response to COVID-19
Scientists will study how SARS-CoV-19 hijacks the immune system and creates a 'cytokine storm'Credit: Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute. ...
Aiming for accuracy
Researchers say artificial intelligence and machine learning could enhance scientific peer reviewCredit: The University of New Mexico As the COVID-19 ...
Antibody responses in COVID-19 patients could guide vaccine design
Credit: NIAID, 2020 A comprehensive analysis of antibody responses in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients could inform the development of ...