Researchers discover novel autoantibody, potential target for future COVID-19 therapies
Photo Cred: Mufid Majnun/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury A team of researchers at Michigan Medicine, formerly he University of Michigan Health System, discovered a functional autoantibody in novel coronavirus (COVID-19) patients that...
Read MoreLancet study looks at inactivated COVID-19 vaccine for children
Photo Cred: CDC/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury Two doses of the inactivated novel coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine, CoronaVac, manufactured by Sinovac, are safe and provoke a strong antibody response among 550 children...
Read MoreCOVID-19 vaccines likely induces lasting immunity, study finds
Photo Cred: Braňo/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccinations producer by Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna likely produce an immune response that is strong and potentially long-lasting, according to new...
Read MoreResearchers develop more reliable rapid COVID-19 tests
Photo Cred: Annie Spratt/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) have developed two rapid diagnostic tests for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) that are...
Read MoreNerve cells differently control feeding, glucose metabolism
Photo Cred: Colin Behrens/Pixabay By Katherine Shagoury Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Metabolism Research in Cologne, the Cluster of Excellence for Ageing Research CECAD at the University of...
Read MoreResearchers find fasting lowers blood pressure by reshaping the gut microbiota
Photo Cred: cottonbro/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury Disruption of the gut microbiota, known as gut dysbiosis, can have adverse effects on blood pressure, according to new research published in the journal...
Read MoreReview looks at known links between endocrine disruptors and breast cancer risk
Photo Cred: Drew Hays/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury Exposure to certain endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) could elevate the risk of breast cancer, though for many chemicals, evidence is inconsistent or still limited,...
Read MoreDiffering immune responses in varying COVID-19 cases, study finds
Photo Cred: Trnava University/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury A new study in the United Kingdom identified differences in the immune response to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), between people with no symptoms...
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