Scientists suspect that a century-old tuberculosis vaccine might be able to protect older adults against the worst ravages of COVID-19.
Biotechnology
Aug 5, 2021
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The French parliament has passed a law mandating the use of a COVID-19 health pass in order to access public spaces such as restaurants, cinemas, trains and museums. The pass provides proof that the holder has either been ...
Social Sciences
Jul 29, 2021
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A new University of Kentucky College of Medicine study published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry provides foundational information about SARS-CoV-2's spike protein.
Biochemistry
Jul 28, 2021
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An unvaccinated snow leopard at the San Diego Zoo has contracted COVID-19.
Veterinary medicine
Jul 25, 2021
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Like expert lock pickers, COVID-19 variants may be more adept at breaking into and infecting human cells, according to new research conducted by FIU physicists.
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 20, 2021
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Airlines want you vaccinated. They want as many people as possible vaccinated. The sooner that happens, the sooner borders open and they can get back to profitability.
Social Sciences
Jun 28, 2021
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New SARS-CoV-2 variants are spreading rapidly, and there are fears that current COVID-19 vaccines won't protect against them. The latest in a series of structural studies of the SARS-CoV-2 variants' "spike" protein, led by ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Jun 25, 2021
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New research has uncovered a novel trick employed by the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus to thwart the immune response, raising hopes that a vaccine that prevents deadly MRSA infections is a little closer on the horizon.
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 24, 2021
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Six months after the first COVID-19 vaccine was approved for emergency use in the U.S., the country's vaccination rate is nearing 50%, case rates have plummeted in most areas, and large states like New York and California ...
Social Sciences
Jun 17, 2021
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A study of more than 1,000 demographically representative participants found that about 22 percent of Americans self-identify as anti-vaxxers, and tend to embrace the label as a form of social identity.
Social Sciences
Jun 4, 2021
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