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Older US adults should get another COVID-19 shot, health officials recommend

Older US adults should get another COVID-19 shot, health officials recommend

by Mike StobbeComirnaty, a new Pfizer/BioNTech vaccination booster for COVID-19, is displayed at a pharmacy in Orlando, Fla., on Friday, Sept. 15, 2023. Older U.S. adults should roll up their sleeves

Older US adults should get another COVID-19 shot, health officials recommend

by Mike StobbeComirnaty, a new Pfizer/BioNTech vaccination booster for COVID-19, is displayed at a pharmacy in Orlando, Fla., on Friday, Sept. 15, 2023. Older U.S. adults should roll up their sleeves
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
New technology 'lights up' bacteria in wounds for better infection prevention

New technology 'lights up' bacteria in wounds for better infection prevention

byUniversity of Southern CaliforniaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainOver 6.5 million Americans experience chronic wounds—wounds that do not heal after a few months. Almost all such wounds conta

New technology 'lights up' bacteria in wounds for better infection prevention

byUniversity of Southern CaliforniaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainOver 6.5 million Americans experience chronic wounds—wounds that do not heal after a few months. Almost all such wounds conta
Gilead licenses HIV-prevention drug to generic drugmakers

Gilead licenses HIV-prevention drug to generic drugmakers

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainUS pharmaceutical giant Gilead said Wednesday it had signed licensing deals with six generic drugmakers to produce and sell its HIV prevention medicine in lower-income

Gilead licenses HIV-prevention drug to generic drugmakers

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainUS pharmaceutical giant Gilead said Wednesday it had signed licensing deals with six generic drugmakers to produce and sell its HIV prevention medicine in lower-income
Discovery identifies those likely to experience life-threatening dengue fever

Discovery identifies those likely to experience life-threatening dengue fever

by Monash UniversityStudy cohort characteristics. Individuals with a confirmed secondaryDENVinfection were recruited for the study at the onset of fever and followed up for progressio

Discovery identifies those likely to experience life-threatening dengue fever

by Monash UniversityStudy cohort characteristics. Individuals with a confirmed secondaryDENVinfection were recruited for the study at the onset of fever and followed up for progressio
Study explores characteristics associated with poor COVID-19 antibody response

Study explores characteristics associated with poor COVID-19 antibody response

by Melissa Rohman,Northwestern UniversityAnti-S1 IgG levels over time between first vaccine dose and serosurvey by socio-demographic and clinical correlates. Plot of predicted anti-S1 antibody l

Study explores characteristics associated with poor COVID-19 antibody response

by Melissa Rohman,Northwestern UniversityAnti-S1 IgG levels over time between first vaccine dose and serosurvey by socio-demographic and clinical correlates. Plot of predicted anti-S1 antibody l
HIV: An antidiabetic drug to reduce chronic inflammation

HIV: An antidiabetic drug to reduce chronic inflammation

by University of Montreal Hospital Research CentreScanning electromicrograph of an HIV-infected T cell. Credit: NIAIDMetformin, a drug used to treat type-2 diabetes, could help reduce chronic inflamma

HIV: An antidiabetic drug to reduce chronic inflammation

by University of Montreal Hospital Research CentreScanning electromicrograph of an HIV-infected T cell. Credit: NIAIDMetformin, a drug used to treat type-2 diabetes, could help reduce chronic inflamma
New study highlights importance of targeting unchanging parts of COVID-19 virus

New study highlights importance of targeting unchanging parts of COVID-19 virus

byCorewell HealthCorewell Health COVID-19 sequencing data. (A) Sequencing statistics for samples analyzed at Corewell Health using Illumina chemistry. (B) SARS-CoV-2 genotypes per month from Dec

New study highlights importance of targeting unchanging parts of COVID-19 virus

byCorewell HealthCorewell Health COVID-19 sequencing data. (A) Sequencing statistics for samples analyzed at Corewell Health using Illumina chemistry. (B) SARS-CoV-2 genotypes per month from Dec
Phase 3 clinical trial: Second-generation COVID vaccine generates high levels of neutralizing antibodies

Phase 3 clinical trial: Second-generation COVID vaccine generates high levels of neutralizing antibodies

by University of Washington School of MedicineVaccine GPB510 is a tiny ball of protein studded with 60 copies of the SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein receptor-binding domain (red). Credit: Ian Haydon / U

Phase 3 clinical trial: Second-generation COVID vaccine generates high levels of neutralizing antibodies

by University of Washington School of MedicineVaccine GPB510 is a tiny ball of protein studded with 60 copies of the SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein receptor-binding domain (red). Credit: Ian Haydon / U