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COVID-19 vaccination shown to protect people with blood cancer

COVID-19 vaccination shown to protect people with blood cancer

by Ludwig Maximilian University of MunichStudy time chart, anti-spike IgG levels and IgG avidity in individuals with hematologic neoplasia and in healthy individuals at different time points afte

COVID-19 vaccination shown to protect people with blood cancer

by Ludwig Maximilian University of MunichStudy time chart, anti-spike IgG levels and IgG avidity in individuals with hematologic neoplasia and in healthy individuals at different time points afte
Friend or foe: A closer look at the role of health care algorithms in racial and ethnic disparities

Friend or foe: A closer look at the role of health care algorithms in racial and ethnic disparities

byPerelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainFor years, it was harder for Black patients to secure a coveted spot on the national kidney transp

Friend or foe: A closer look at the role of health care algorithms in racial and ethnic disparities

byPerelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainFor years, it was harder for Black patients to secure a coveted spot on the national kidney transp
SARS-CoV-2 studies: Only neutralizing antibodies allow conclusions to be drawn about protection against new infections

SARS-CoV-2 studies: Only neutralizing antibodies allow conclusions to be drawn about protection against new infections

by Medical University of ViennaPrinciple of cell-culture-based neutralization assays. (A) Conventional virus-neutralization test (VNT) and (B) pseudovirus-neutralization test (pVNT) are laborator

SARS-CoV-2 studies: Only neutralizing antibodies allow conclusions to be drawn about protection against new infections

by Medical University of ViennaPrinciple of cell-culture-based neutralization assays. (A) Conventional virus-neutralization test (VNT) and (B) pseudovirus-neutralization test (pVNT) are laborator
Long COVID patients report improvements following self-regulation therapy, study finds

Long COVID patients report improvements following self-regulation therapy, study finds

by University of California, Los AngelesCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA new UCLA-led study suggests that some people living with long COVID may be able to alleviate certain symptoms by using

Long COVID patients report improvements following self-regulation therapy, study finds

by University of California, Los AngelesCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA new UCLA-led study suggests that some people living with long COVID may be able to alleviate certain symptoms by using
Study finds COVID-19 had greater impact on life expectancy than previously believed

Study finds COVID-19 had greater impact on life expectancy than previously believed

by Institute for Health Metrics and EvaluationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA newstudypublished inThe Lancetreveals never-before-seen details about staggeringly high m

Study finds COVID-19 had greater impact on life expectancy than previously believed

by Institute for Health Metrics and EvaluationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA newstudypublished inThe Lancetreveals never-before-seen details about staggeringly high m
Researchers identify way to block alphavirus infection

Researchers identify way to block alphavirus infection

by Washington University in St. LouisCredit:Cell(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2023.09.007Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found an innovative wa

Researchers identify way to block alphavirus infection

by Washington University in St. LouisCredit:Cell(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2023.09.007Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found an innovative wa
Using phages to eradicate Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections

Using phages to eradicate Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections

FEBRUARY 21, 2024byUniversity of LiverpoolPhage cocktail screening against 551 clinical isolates. Percentage of isolates susceptible (black—complete lysis), intermediate (pink—incomplete lysis)

Using phages to eradicate Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections

FEBRUARY 21, 2024byUniversity of LiverpoolPhage cocktail screening against 551 clinical isolates. Percentage of isolates susceptible (black—complete lysis), intermediate (pink—incomplete lysis)
Remission from HIV-1 infection: Discovery of broadly neutralizing antibodies that contribute to virus control

Remission from HIV-1 infection: Discovery of broadly neutralizing antibodies that contribute to virus control

by Pasteur InstituteAntibody fragments of EPCT112 bNAb (blue) discovered at the Institut Pasteur by Hugo Mouquet's team, here forming a complex with the HIV-1 envelope protein (Env) (shown in

Remission from HIV-1 infection: Discovery of broadly neutralizing antibodies that contribute to virus control

by Pasteur InstituteAntibody fragments of EPCT112 bNAb (blue) discovered at the Institut Pasteur by Hugo Mouquet's team, here forming a complex with the HIV-1 envelope protein (Env) (shown in
A vaccine against chronic inflammatory diseases

A vaccine against chronic inflammatory diseases

by Institut National de la Sante et de la Recherche MedicaleCredit: CC0 Public DomainIn animals, a vaccine modifying the composition and function of the gut microbiota provides protection against

A vaccine against chronic inflammatory diseases

by Institut National de la Sante et de la Recherche MedicaleCredit: CC0 Public DomainIn animals, a vaccine modifying the composition and function of the gut microbiota provides protection against
Long-acting injectable ART superior to standard care for poorly adherent people with HIV

Long-acting injectable ART superior to standard care for poorly adherent people with HIV

by Elana GotkineFor people with HIV (PWH) and a history of suboptimal adherence to antiretroviral therapy, long-acting injectable treatment with cabotegravir and rilpivirine (LAI) is superior to oral

Long-acting injectable ART superior to standard care for poorly adherent people with HIV

by Elana GotkineFor people with HIV (PWH) and a history of suboptimal adherence to antiretroviral therapy, long-acting injectable treatment with cabotegravir and rilpivirine (LAI) is superior to oral