Narratives can help science counter misinformation on vaccines
Credit: Iowa State University News Service AMES, Iowa - Narratives are a powerful tool that can help explain complex issues, ...
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Five research-backed steps to a pro-vaccination social media campaign
Credit: UPMC PITTSBURGH, April 13, 2021 - What can vaccine proponents, clinicians and public health communicators learn from "anti-vaxxers?" A ...
SARS-CoV-2 vaccination rates among US emergency department health care personnel
Credit: KIRSTY CHALLEN, B.SC., MBCHB, MRES, PH.D., LANCASHIRE TEACHING HOSPITALS, UNITED KINGDOM DES PLAINES, IL - At the beginning of ...
Level of chromosomal abnormality in lung cancer may predict immunotherapy response
Dana-Farber researchers find patients whose tumors have low aneuploidy levels often have better outcomes following treatment with immune checkpoint inhibitorsCredit: ...
Brain disease transmitted by tick bites may be treatable
Credit: Laboratory of Molecular Immunology at The Rockefeller University Tick-borne encephalitis is a disease just as nasty as it sounds. Once ...
More nuanced approach to deciding who gets COVID-19 vaccine needed in face of third wave
Job site and neighborhood risks should be taken into account when setting priorities, authors argueCredit: Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, ...
Using genetics, researchers identify potential drugs for early treatment of COVID-19
Credit: Frank Curran A new study using human genetics suggests researchers should prioritize clinical trials of drugs that target two ...
Michigan Medicine helps lead national study on possible allergic reaction to COVID vaccine
The first volunteer is expected to receive an injection April 7 in Ann Arbor; results are anticipated this summerCredit: Joe ...
NIH begins study of allergic reactions to Moderna, Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines
Credit: NIAID A clinical trial is underway to determine whether people who are highly allergic or have a mast cell ...
First images of cells exposed to COVID-19 vaccine reveal native-like Coronavirus spikes
Credit: University of Southampton New research has for the first time compared images of the protein spikes that develop on ...
How preprints accelerated science communication during the pandemic
Credit: Image by cromaconceptovisual from Pixabay During the early phase of the pandemic, approximately 40% of the COVID-19 literature was ...
Are you using antihistamines properly?
Antihistamines can be helpful during spring allergy season and as COVID vaccines roll out, for which rashes are commonCredit: McMaster ...
Temperature sensor could help safeguard mRNA vaccines
Credit: Adapted from ACS Omega 2021, DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.1c00404 Scientists have developed vaccines for COVID-19 with record speed. The first two ...
Neuroscience seminar highlights technologies for brain injuries, vaccines
Credit: Purdue University/Chris Adam WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The same technology that helps treat traumatic brain injuries in athletes and ...