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Obesity undermines COVID-19 vaccines

Researchers examine the impact of obesity on COVID-19 outcomes and the effectiveness of vaccines in individuals with obesity. Using data from Scotland, the study explores the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and hospitalization/mortality due to COVID-19.

15 May 2023

Non-coding genetic molecules may hold promise for warning of esophageal cancer

Irregularities in the body's genetic coding to make proteins are linked to cancerous tumors. But most genetic material contains elements whose function isn't clear.

15 May 2023

Novel ingestible device enables non-invasive profiling of the gut microbiome, proteome, and metabolome

Researchers developed an ingestible device to collect samples from the human intestine.

12 May 2023

Could personalized neoantigen vaccines prevent the recurrence of pancreatic cancer and increase patient survival?

Researchers conducted a phase I clinical trial of a personalized mRNA neoantigen vaccine.

12 May 2023

COVID-19 that occurs after vaccination carries a much lower risk of severe illness

COVID-19 vaccination associated with lower rates of ICU admission and in-hospital mortality during the dominance of the Delta and Omicron variants.

11 May 2023

Unlocking the secrets of Omicron: study reveals how unique spike mutations enable enhanced infectivity and resistance to immune barrier

Researchers reported the increased transmissibility of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.

11 May 2023

Adenovirus and mRNA COVID vaccines differ in 6-month antibody durability

Research compares the durability of neutralizing antibody responses among recipients of three different COVID-19 vaccines (BNT162b2, mRNA-1273, and Ad26.COV2.S) over a period of 6 months.

11 May 2023

New study finds elevated inflammatory cytokines and lymphocytes linked to rare cases of myocarditis after COVID-19 vaccination

Researchers investigated a cohort of patients who developed myocarditis after SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccination.

10 May 2023

Unveiling Oropouche fever hotspots: 5 million at risk in Latin America

Research paper discusses Oropouche fever, a vector-borne disease caused by the Oropouche virus (OROV) in Central and South America. The study aims to explore the epidemic potential and areas of likely OROV spread to improve epidemiological surveillance.

9 May 2023

High-grade gliomas remodel neural circuits: promoting tumor progression and impaired cognition

Researchers investigated whether functional connectivity between glioblastoma and the brain affected neural circuits.

9 May 2023

Game-changers reshaping our world: From mRNA vaccines to AI-powered medicine

The paper covers recent breakthroughs in science and technology that can bring immediate and long-term changes to human life while prioritizing sustainability.

8 May 2023

SARS-CoV-2 infection leads to higher IgA levels in breast milk than vaccination

Researchers explore the presence and effectiveness of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in breastmilk following infection, vaccination, or both.

8 May 2023

Did race/ethnicity disparities in severe COVID-19 outcomes persist in the era of vaccination?

Researchers evaluated whether race disparities in COVID-19 severity outcomes were persistent.

5 May 2023

Evaluating the effectiveness of both BA.1-containing and BA.4/BA.5-containing bivalent COVID-19 mRNA vaccines

Researchers evaluated the effectiveness, in absolute and relative terms, of vaccines.

5 May 2023

Unlocking the puzzle: How ACE2 shapes macrophage responses in COVID-19

A new study investigates whether SARS-CoV-2 can enter and replicate in macrophages and whether ACE2 is involved in these mechanisms.

4 May 2023

Study suggests SARS-CoV-2 vaccination in pregnancy induces diverging maternal and infant cord antibody functions

Researchers explored the differences in infant and maternal cord antibody functions between SARS-CoV-2 infection and vaccination during pregnancy.

4 May 2023

Parkinson's disease-like gut dysbiosis detected in early stages of the disease

Study aimed to investigate the gut microbiota composition in early Parkinson's disease (PD), REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD), first-degree relatives of RBD (RBD-FDR), and healthy controls.

4 May 2023

Revving up COVID mRNA vaccines: Algorithm generates 128-fold increase in antibodies

Research paper proposes a new method for predicting highly expressed genes based on codon usage bias and minimum free energy of mRNA secondary structures. The method involves constructing a stochastic grammar that generates sequences with high CAI and low MFE, and testing it on two mRNA vaccines.

3 May 2023

Researchers develop gene-edited stem cells to reduce arrhythmias in heart attack patients

In a recent study published in the journal Cell Stem Cell, researchers hypothesized that pacemaker-like activity of human pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes (hPSC-CMs) resulted in engraftment arrhythmias (EAs), which hampers the clinical use of cell-based therapy using hPSC-CMs for treatment of myocardial infarction (MI).

2 May 2023

Monovalent mRNA COVID-19 vaccines provide durable protection against critical outcomes

Study reports on the effectiveness of monovalent mRNA vaccination in preventing COVID-19-associated invasive mechanical ventilation and death. In other words, the study looks at how well the mRNA vaccine works in preventing severe illness and death from COVID-19.

2 May 2023

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Obesity undermines COVID-19 vaccines

Non-coding genetic molecules may hold promise for warning of esophageal cancer

Novel ingestible device enables non-invasive profiling of the gut microbiome, proteome, and metabolome

Could personalized neoantigen vaccines prevent the recurrence of pancreatic cancer and increase patient survival?

COVID-19 that occurs after vaccination carries a much lower risk of severe illness

Unlocking the secrets of Omicron: study reveals how unique spike mutations enable enhanced infectivity and resistance to immune barrier

Adenovirus and mRNA COVID vaccines differ in 6-month antibody durability

New study finds elevated inflammatory cytokines and lymphocytes linked to rare cases of myocarditis after COVID-19 vaccination

Unveiling Oropouche fever hotspots: 5 million at risk in Latin America

High-grade gliomas remodel neural circuits: promoting tumor progression and impaired cognition

Game-changers reshaping our world: From mRNA vaccines to AI-powered medicine

SARS-CoV-2 infection leads to higher IgA levels in breast milk than vaccination

Did race/ethnicity disparities in severe COVID-19 outcomes persist in the era of vaccination?

Evaluating the effectiveness of both BA.1-containing and BA.4/BA.5-containing bivalent COVID-19 mRNA vaccines

Unlocking the puzzle: How ACE2 shapes macrophage responses in COVID-19

Study suggests SARS-CoV-2 vaccination in pregnancy induces diverging maternal and infant cord antibody functions

Parkinson's disease-like gut dysbiosis detected in early stages of the disease

Revving up COVID mRNA vaccines: Algorithm generates 128-fold increase in antibodies

Researchers develop gene-edited stem cells to reduce arrhythmias in heart attack patients

Monovalent mRNA COVID-19 vaccines provide durable protection against critical outcomes

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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