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Scientists May Have Solved an Important Part of the Mystery of Ultra-Rare Blood Clots Linked to Adenovirus-Based COVID-19 Vaccines

December 2, 2021
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Tempe, AZ — An international team of scientists believe they may have found a molecular mechanism behind the extremely rare blood clots linked to adenovirus COVID-19 vaccines. Scientists led by...

Cancer Patients Overlooked in COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout

December 2, 2021
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Chicago, IL – Almost two-thirds of U.S. states failed to prioritize cancer patients for COVID-19 vaccinations, despite recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), according...

COVID-19 During Pregnancy Doesn’t Harm Baby’s Brain, Says Study

November 30, 2021
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Chicago, IL – COVID-19 of mild to moderate severity in pregnant women appears to have no effect on the brain of the developing foetus, according to a study being presented at the annual meeting of...

Study Shows Immune Cells Against COVID-19 Stay High in Number Six Months After Vaccination

November 16, 2021
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Baltimore, MD — A recent study by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers provides evidence that CD4+ T lymphocytes — immune system cells also known as helper T cells — produced by people who received either...

Fewer Cases of Children’s Cancer Picked up During COVID Pandemic, According to study

November 12, 2021
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London, UK — A study of cancer in children and young adults in England has found that fewer patients were diagnosed during the COVID-19 pandemic. The research, presented at the NCRI Festival, also...

Researchers Develop CRISPR-Based Rapid Diagnostic Tool for SARS-CoV-2

November 5, 2021
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La Jolla, CA — Blending experts from molecular genetics, chemistry and health sciences, researchers at the University of California San Diego have created a rapid diagnostic technology that detects...

SARS-CoV-2 Variant Detected in Dogs and Cats With Suspected Myocarditis

November 5, 2021
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Hoboken, NJ — A new study in the Veterinary Record reveals that pets can be infected with the alpha variant of SARS-CoV-2, which was first detected in southeast England and is commonly known as the...

Researchers Have Succeeded in Identifying the Proteins in the Coronavirus That Can Damage Blood Vessels

November 3, 2021
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Tel Aviv, Israel — Nearly two years since becoming a global pandemic that has killed millions of people, the mystery of which proteins in the SARS-CoV-2 virus are responsible for severe vascular damage...

Ventilation Matters: Engineering Airflow to Avoid Spreading COVID-19

November 2, 2021
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Washington, DC — As we approach two full years of the COVID-19 pandemic, we now know it spreads primarily through airborne transmission. The virus rides inside tiny microscopic droplets or aerosol...

Urinary Biomarkers Predict Severe Kidney Injury in Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19

October 26, 2021
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New York, NY — In a study published in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases (AJKD), researchers found that two-fold higher levels of neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin, monocyte chemoattractant...

Study Shows COVID Vaccine Booster Increases Antibody Responses, Is Protective in Rhesus Macaques

October 22, 2021
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Bethesda, MD — A booster dose of the mRNA-1273 COVID-19 vaccine given to rhesus macaques about six months after their primary vaccine series significantly increased levels of neutralizing antibodies...

New Study Finds No Risk of Pregnancy Loss From COVID-19 Vaccination

October 22, 2021
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Ottawa, ON, Canada — A new study published in The New England Journal of Medicine has found no correlation between COVID-19 vaccinations and risk of first-trimester miscarriages, providing further...

BBQ Lighter, Combined With Microneedles, Sparks Breakthrough in COVID-19 Vaccine Delivery

October 21, 2021
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Atlanta, GA — Future vaccine delivery may rely on everyday items like BBQ lighters and microneedles, thanks to the ingenuity of a team of Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University researchers. The...

Christian Nationalism, Vaccine Hesitancy and Science Skeptics: Researchers Delve Into the Sociology of COVID-19

October 20, 2021
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Morgantown, WV — Christian nationalists are less likely to get the COVID-19 vaccine while political conservatives express high skepticism toward the coronavirus in general, two new studies published...

COVID-19 Vaccination Strategies: When Is One Dose Better Than Two?

October 19, 2021
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Washington, DC — In many parts of the world, the supply of COVID-19 vaccines continues to lag behind the demand. While most vaccines are designed as a two-dose regimen, some countries, like Canada,...

New COVID-19-Discovery Could Predict Patient Death or Hospitalization

October 19, 2021
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Copenhagen, Denmark — As parts of the Western world is slowly returning to normal, many countries in the low- and middle-income countries are still fighting and fearing new outbreaks of COVID-19. And...

COVID’s Crushing Impact on Public Health

October 15, 2021
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Newark, DE — The cruel impact of COVID-19, the virus that emerged in late 2019 and has claimed 5 million lives to date, is chronicled in daily headlines. It has robbed us of loved ones, jobs, plans...

New Tool Predicts Changes that may Make COVID Variants more Infectious

October 4, 2021
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University Park, PA — As SARS-CoV-2 continues to evolve, new variants are expected to arise that may have an increased ability to infect their hosts and evade the hosts’ immune systems. The first...

Watching SARS-CoV-2 Spread in Animal Models in Real Time

September 30, 2021
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San Antonio, TX — A version of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 disease, has been successfully modified to glow brightly in cells and animal tissues, providing a real-time way to track the...

Researchers Explain How Nanomaterial Aids Antibody Response, Study It as Antibody Factory

September 28, 2021
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Ames, IA — The researchers’ original task was to figure out how certain polymer nanomaterials provided for a low-inflammatory immune response and yet were able to boost antibody production as part...

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