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Antibiotics for C-sections are effective when given after clamping the umbilical cord

Antibiotics for cesarean section births are just as effective when they're given after the umbilical cord is clamped as before clamping – the current practice – and could benefit newborns' developing microbiomes, according to Rutgers co-authored research.

21 Dec 2020

Study examines effects of social density and intention to vaccinate against COVID-19

Concerns over infecting others play a greater role in people's willingness to be vaccinated in sparsely populated areas than dense urban ones, according to newly published findings in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) of the United States.

21 Dec 2020

High altitude experts explain pneumolysis caused by COVID-19

The current COVID-19 pandemic has caused over 1 million deaths which can be attributed to its severe progressive pulmonary compromise.

21 Dec 2020

Effective vaccine strategies for New South Wales Australia under different vaccine supply

Researchers say mass immunization will terminate the disease, or immunizing 66% of the population with a 90% efficacy vaccine will achieve herd immunity.

21 Dec 2020

How effective have COVID-19 control measures been in the UK?

Researchers in the UK and Australia have shown that epidemiologic models accounting for people’s behavior outside of measures introduced to control the coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) pandemic improve estimates of how effective such interventions have been.

21 Dec 2020

SARS-CoV-2 spike protein remains remarkably conserved among 37 variants from Hong Kong

As the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic continues to intensify in many parts of the world, vaccine development is proceeding apace.

21 Dec 2020

Researchers discover more accurate technique to study gene responsible for innate immunity

An infant's odd case of rare encephalitis not typically found in children led researchers to discover never before seen genetic mutations and a more accurate technique to examine the IRAK4 gene responsible for innate immunity.

20 Dec 2020

Rapid point-of-care lateral flow assay to assess the neutralizing activity of plasma against SARS-CoV-2

A new paper describes the development and validation of a rapid test to measure the neutralizing activity of serum against COVID-19 using a drop of blood.

18 Dec 2020

Abbott gets CE Mark for new quantitative SARS-CoV-2 IgG lab-based serology test

Abbott announced today it received CE Mark for its new quantitative SARS-CoV-2 IgG (Immunoglobulin G) lab-based serology test.

18 Dec 2020

University of Ottawa earns 10 Canada research chairs covering a broad scope of subjects

The University of Ottawa has earned a total of 10 Canada Research Chairs (CRCs) covering a broad scope of subjects, from the exploration of disruptive impacts of stress on higher brain functions to the need to preserve Indigenous traditional cultural memories, and emerging computing technologies that pave the way to smart cities.

18 Dec 2020

Continued vigilance is required in England following exit from second lockdown

Researchers in the UK have presented data from the latest in a series of community surveys assessing the prevalence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in England.

17 Dec 2020

SARS-CoV-2 surface proteins alter the expression of key chemokines and cytokines in cell lines

Researchers from the Washington University School of Medicine, United States of America, recently demonstrated that the SARS-CoV-2 surface proteins alone triggered innate cell activity and the interferon signaling pathway.

17 Dec 2020

SARS-CoV-2 spike deletion ΔH69/ΔV70 shows repeated emergence and spread

Since the COVID 19 pandemic, it has been established that the causative virus, SARS-CoV-2 gains entry to the target host cell via its spike glycoprotein.

17 Dec 2020

AI-based study of social media maps SARS-CoV-2 vaccine hesitancy across the US

Researchers from the University of Rochester, USA, has produced an AI-based study that analyzes the social media platform Twitter to gauge public opinions in the US surrounding SARS-CoV-2 vaccines to shed greater light on this issue.

15 Dec 2020

Could wastewater surveillance help track SARS-COV-2 community outbreaks?

A team of US-based researchers recently conducted an illuminating study that explores this method and its potential uses. In doing so, they have underscored the potential utility of wastewater surveillance in managing SARS-CoV-2 outbreaks.

15 Dec 2020

Tumor's stiff-arm tactic limits the effectiveness of immunotherapeutics

In a paper just published in the Journal for the Immunotherapy of Cancer (doi:10.1136/jitc-2020-001712), Dr Herbert, Head of Discovery at InsideOutBio, asks whether cancer cells stiff-arm immune cells just like rugby players push off defenders from the other team.

15 Dec 2020

Trump’s wrong. 15% ‘herd immunity’ is not on par with strength of a vaccine

During a Dec. 8 press conference about Operation Warp Speed, President Donald Trump likened the spread of the coronavirus throughout the population — which experts agree bestows some immunity on the people who became ill — to having a COVID-19 vaccine.

15 Dec 2020

Reliable Antibodies Testing for SARS-CoV-2

In this interview, Poncho Meisenheimer, VP of R&D at Promega, talks to News-Medical Life Sciences about the importance of having the reliability for SARS-Co-V-2 antibody tests.

From Promega Corporation 15 Dec 2020

Pandemic backlash jeopardizes public health powers, leaders

A series examining how the U.S. public health front lines have been left understaffed and ill-prepared to save us from the coronavirus pandemic.

15 Dec 2020

DFG establishes “COVID-19 Focus Funding” to address questions on coronavirus pandemic

The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) has made its first decisions in the new COVID-19 Focus Funding instrument. These decisions will enable 33 projects to immediately begin research on immunity, host susceptibility and pathomechanisms of infection with SARS-CoV-2.

15 Dec 2020

immunity News and Research

Antibiotics for C-sections are effective when given after clamping the umbilical cord

Study examines effects of social density and intention to vaccinate against COVID-19

High altitude experts explain pneumolysis caused by COVID-19

Effective vaccine strategies for New South Wales Australia under different vaccine supply

How effective have COVID-19 control measures been in the UK?

SARS-CoV-2 spike protein remains remarkably conserved among 37 variants from Hong Kong

Researchers discover more accurate technique to study gene responsible for innate immunity

Rapid point-of-care lateral flow assay to assess the neutralizing activity of plasma against SARS-CoV-2

Abbott gets CE Mark for new quantitative SARS-CoV-2 IgG lab-based serology test

University of Ottawa earns 10 Canada research chairs covering a broad scope of subjects

Continued vigilance is required in England following exit from second lockdown

SARS-CoV-2 surface proteins alter the expression of key chemokines and cytokines in cell lines

SARS-CoV-2 spike deletion ΔH69/ΔV70 shows repeated emergence and spread

AI-based study of social media maps SARS-CoV-2 vaccine hesitancy across the US

Could wastewater surveillance help track SARS-COV-2 community outbreaks?

Tumor's stiff-arm tactic limits the effectiveness of immunotherapeutics

Trump’s wrong. 15% ‘herd immunity’ is not on par with strength of a vaccine

Reliable Antibodies Testing for SARS-CoV-2

Pandemic backlash jeopardizes public health powers, leaders

DFG establishes “COVID-19 Focus Funding” to address questions on coronavirus pandemic

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