Nasal Vaccines: Stopping the COVID-19 Virus Before It Reaches the Lungs
The Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna mRNA vaccines have played a large role in preventing deaths and severe infections from COVID-19. But researchers are still in the…
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Human Antibodies Discovered That Can Block Multiple Coronaviruses Including COVID-19
Results from a Scripps Research and UNC team pave the way for a vaccine and therapeutic antibodies that could be stockpiled to fight future coronavirus…
How Parents Decide if They Should Vaccinate Their Kids Against COVID-19
New study explores complexity of decision-making. A recent study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) on February 21 has found that the decision…
Poor Sleep May Weaken Vaccine Response, Increasing Risk of Infection
In reviewing data from previous studies, a team lead by researchers at the University of Chicago and the French National Institute of Health and Medical…
Sleep and Vaccination: The Critical Connection You Need to Know About
Better sleep could play an important role in the COVID-19 vaccination effort, new research suggests. How strongly a vaccine protects you may depend on getting…
Study Finds Temperature-Stable Tuberculosis (TB) Vaccine Safe and Effective
A clinical trial testing a freeze-dried, temperature-stable experimental tuberculosis (TB) vaccine in healthy adults found that it was safe and stimulated both antibodies and responses…
COVID-19 Vaccination Linked to Fewer Heart Attacks, Strokes, and Other Cardiovascular Issues
First U.S. study to show lower cardiac risk of cardiac events in patients following SARS-CoV-2 infection. Analyzing the most extensive datasets in the United States,…
A Universal Vaccine? New Computer Model of Flu Virus Shows Promise
The dynamic movement of H1N1 proteins exposes previously unknown vulnerabilities. The World Health Organization reports that there are approximately 1 billion cases of influenza annually,…
Far-Reaching Implications: Scientists Shed Light on the “Original Antigenic Sin”
According to the theory of original antigenic sin (OAS), our immune systems react most strongly to the viral strains we encountered in our childhoods. This…
Marburg Vaccine Breakthrough: First Human Study Shows Promising Results
An experimental vaccine against the Marburg virus (MARV) was shown to be safe and induced an immune response in a small, first-in-human clinical trial, according…
It Isn’t What You Know, It’s What You Think You Know – Why Science Can Evoke Strong and Opposing Attitudes
Survey of over 2,000 adults in the UK identifies potential pitfalls of science communication. Why do people hold highly variable attitudes towards well-evidenced science? For…
More Evidence Uncovered: Breast Milk of Those Vaccinated Against COVID-19 May Protect Infants
The findings are another piece of evidence suggesting that the breast milk of those vaccinated against COVID-19 may help protect babies from the illness. A new…
COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance Increased Globally Last Year, but Decreased in 8 Countries
By providing multinational data on COVID-19 vaccine acceptance over three years, this new study can help policymakers address vaccine hesitancy more effectively. Acceptance of COVID-19…
New COVID-19 Vaccine Protects Against Infection and Brain Damage Caused by the Coronavirus
The study was conducted by Spanish researchers from the Institute of Biomedicine of Seville and published in the prestigious journal Nature Neuroscience. Although the main…
Revolutionary Cancer Vaccine Simultaneously Kills and Prevents Brain Tumors
Dual-action cell therapy engineered to eliminate established tumors and train the immune system to eradicate primary tumor and prevent cancer’s recurrence. Scientists are harnessing a…
Why Do Vaccine Responses Vary From Person to Person?
Vaccines are highly effective at protecting against infectious diseases, but not everyone responds equally well to them. There are various factors that can affect a…
COVID-19 Vaccines and Fever: Scientists Have Discovered a New Potential Link
There has been some concern about the side effects of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, such as fever and fatigue, which are generally considered normal and transient….
Scientists Uncover a Surprising New Benefit of Flu Vaccination
A recent University of Calgary study indicates that the annual flu vaccine lowers the risk of stroke. According to researchers from the University of Calgary,…
