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UK Sepsis Trust calls for people to better understand the signs and symptoms of sepsis

This World Sepsis Day, the UK Sepsis Trust is calling for people to better understand the signs and symptoms of sepsis and recognize it as a medical emergency, in order to reduce the risk of death and mitigate against the very real long-term health effects of post-sepsis syndrome.

15 Sep 2021

Flu shots and COVID-19 immunity

A new paper finds that the influenza vaccine may influence both the response to and incidence of infection by the SARS-CoV-2.

14 Sep 2021

COVID-19 booster vaccine to be offered to millions of vulnerable people from next week

Millions of vulnerable people are to be offered a COVID-19 booster vaccine from next week as the government confirms it has accepted the final advice from the independent Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI).

14 Sep 2021

Researchers identify the spleen as primary site for priming of 'killer' T cells during influenza infection

CD8+ T cells - known as "killer" T cells - are the assassins of the immune system. Once they are primed, they seek out and destroy other cells that are infected with virus or cells that are cancerous.

12 Sep 2021

UGA research offers hope for a viable therapeutic to combat COVID-19

As COVID-19 cases continue to skyrocket across the U.S. and the world, few options are available for treating patients infected with the SARS-CoV-2.

11 Sep 2021

Brown researchers receive $4.9 million to study COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness in older adults

To address the pressing issue of diminishing immunity among older adults to COVID-19 as well to vaccines designed to protect against the virus, a $4.9 million award from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will fund a two-year project led by Brown University researchers and conducted by a team spanning multiple institutions.

10 Sep 2021

Research highlights inequalities in England's COVID vaccine coverage

Researchers led by the epidemiologist Elise Tessier, of Public Health England, have been investigating the proportion of unvaccinated individuals against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) by age, sex, location, vaccine type, ethnicity and poverty level in the United Kingdom.

8 Sep 2021

Highly neutralizing human convalescent plasma reduces lung inflammation in SARS-CoV-2-infected macaques

A new study reignites the debate regarding the therapeutic utility of convalescent plasma in treating others with the COVID-19.

7 Sep 2021

Study reveals Pfizer/BioNTech and Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine efficacy and immune response in clinically vulnerable individuals

The current study found that a strong S-antibody response occurs following complete vaccination with two different COVID-19 vaccines.

6 Sep 2021

New online tool to help medical staff quickly support COVID-19 patients

Researchers at Case Western Reserve University have developed an online tool to help medical staff quickly determine which COVID-19 patients will need help breathing with a ventilator.

3 Sep 2021

Research uncovers test to identify iMCD patients with superior response to FDA-approved treatment

New research has uncovered a precision medicine test using blood proteins to identify a novel patient subgroup of idiopathic multicentric Castleman disease (iMCD), a rare blood disorder, who are more likely to respond to siltuximab, the only FDA approved treatment for the disease.

2 Sep 2021

New computational approach may predict how individuals are likely to respond to vaccines

In an advance that sheds light on why certain vaccines may influence people differently, a new computational approach developed at the University of Michigan may predict how individual patients are likely to respond.

2 Sep 2021

Study identifies how immune sensors launch a multi-faceted innate immune response to infections

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital immunologists have identified how immune sensors in infected cells organize and launch a multi-faceted innate immune response to infections with live viruses and bacteria. The discovery appears today in Nature.

2 Sep 2021

Coronavirus buildup in the lungs is likely behind high mortality rates

A buildup of coronavirus in the lungs is likely behind the steep mortality rates seen in the pandemic, a new study finds.

31 Aug 2021

Researchers urge neurologists to actively encourage vaccinations for Parkinson's patients

Patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) are at higher risk for vaccine-preventable respiratory illnesses. However, patients with advanced PD may have less access to vaccinations according to a new study published in the Journal of Parkinson's Disease.

30 Aug 2021

Influenza vaccination should become a part of standard hospital care after myocardial infarction

Influenza vaccination reduces the risk of all-cause death, myocardial infarction, or stent thrombosis at 12 months in hospitalized patients with myocardial infarction or high-risk coronary disease, according to late breaking research presented in a Hot Line session today at ESC Congress 2021.

30 Aug 2021

Researchers conduct an international study of vaccine hesitancy

The health beliefs model is one method of quantifying health behaviors. In a study recently published in the journal Vaccine, this method is utilized to specifically study COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy, bearing in mind that hesitancy is highly variable not only between individuals and location but also in regards to the specific medicine in question.

30 Aug 2021

Polymeric and lipid nanoparticles in self-amplifying RNA vaccines result in higher protein expression and immunogenicity

Self-amplifying RNA (saRNA) is an advanced platform for nucleic acid vaccine development. The backbone is typically derived from an alphaviral genome and encodes a gene of interest (GOI) and a viral replicase that can amplify the genomic and subgenomic RNA.

30 Aug 2021

Northwestern researchers continue investigation on all aspects of COVID-19 pandemic

Northwestern Medicine scientists continue to investigate all aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic: from molecular mechanisms of infection, to child hospitalization and single-dose vaccine response.

28 Aug 2021

Predictability of single symptom screening for pediatric SARS-CoV-2 infections

A new study on the preprint server medRxiv* discusses the predictive value of single symptom-based screening to confirm pediatric SARS-CoV-2 cases.

25 Aug 2021

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UK Sepsis Trust calls for people to better understand the signs and symptoms of sepsis

Flu shots and COVID-19 immunity

COVID-19 booster vaccine to be offered to millions of vulnerable people from next week

Researchers identify the spleen as primary site for priming of 'killer' T cells during influenza infection

UGA research offers hope for a viable therapeutic to combat COVID-19

Brown researchers receive $4.9 million to study COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness in older adults

Research highlights inequalities in England's COVID vaccine coverage

Highly neutralizing human convalescent plasma reduces lung inflammation in SARS-CoV-2-infected macaques

Study reveals Pfizer/BioNTech and Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine efficacy and immune response in clinically vulnerable individuals

New online tool to help medical staff quickly support COVID-19 patients

Research uncovers test to identify iMCD patients with superior response to FDA-approved treatment

New computational approach may predict how individuals are likely to respond to vaccines

Study identifies how immune sensors launch a multi-faceted innate immune response to infections

Coronavirus buildup in the lungs is likely behind high mortality rates

Researchers urge neurologists to actively encourage vaccinations for Parkinson's patients

Influenza vaccination should become a part of standard hospital care after myocardial infarction

Researchers conduct an international study of vaccine hesitancy

Polymeric and lipid nanoparticles in self-amplifying RNA vaccines result in higher protein expression and immunogenicity

Northwestern researchers continue investigation on all aspects of COVID-19 pandemic

Predictability of single symptom screening for pediatric SARS-CoV-2 infections

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