Study demonstrates how gut bacteria help ward off viruses
Photo Cred: Edward Jenner/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury A new study in mice identified the specific population of gut microbes that modulates both localized and systemic immune response to ward off...
Read MoreEvaluating cough through Traditional Chinese Medicine lens
Photo Cred: Cottonbro/Pexels By Melissa Carr, BSc, DrTCM Coughing in public has gotten a lot more complicated. It doesn’t matter if it’s allergies, a smoker’s hack, or food that went...
Read MoreAntibiotics before age 2 associated with childhood health issues, study finds
Photo Cred: Lisa Fotios/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury Antibiotics administered to children younger than 2 are associated with several ongoing illnesses or conditions, ranging from allergies to obesity, according to a...
Read MoreUnderlying mechanisms of inflammation may help anticipate clinical trajectories of COVID-19
Photo Cred: Ousa Chea/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury Rapid changes in a biomarker of inflammation may be a key predictor of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outcomes, according to a new study published...
Read MoreReview confirms CDC guidance about infectivity of novel coronavirus
Photo Cred: Anna Shvets/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury A review of dozens of studies by researchers at Oregon Health & Science University and Oregon State University suggests that people may shed...
Read MoreTCM treatments for optimal lung health
Photo Cred: Nino Liverani/Unsplash By Melissa Carr, BSc, DrTCM A person can survive for more than a month without food and a few days without water, but only minutes without...
Read MoreFramework for equitable COVID-19 vaccine allocation released for industry adoption
Photo Cred: Riccardo Pelati/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine released the final report of a consensus study recommending a four-phased equitable allocation framework that...
Read MoreScience will guide COVID-19 vaccine decisions, timeline, agency leaders say
Photo Cred: Michael Judkins/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury After much confusion on the timeline for approving or authorizing a novel coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination, the U.S. Senate Committee on Health. Education, Labor,...
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