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Released: 3-Jan-2024 10:05 AM EST
What the Pandemic Is Teaching Us About the Immune System
Harvard Medical School

Novel insights from the pandemic may be propelling the field of immunology into a new golden age.

Released: 2-Jan-2024 4:05 PM EST
The ‘tripledemic’ surge
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

Study examines the impact of flu, RSV and COVID-19 hitting pediatric emergency departments

Released: 20-Dec-2023 12:05 PM EST
Digital training program improves quality of life for care residents with dementia – even during the COVID-19 pandemic
University of Exeter

Quality of life for people with dementia living in residential and nursing home care substantially improved after staff took part in a digital training programme that was specially adapted to Covid-19 restrictions. The training also led to a significant drop in the prescription of potentially harmful sedative medications to residents.

Released: 15-Dec-2023 9:30 PM EST
Rembrandt broke new ground with lead-based impregnation of canvas for The Night Watch
Universiteit van Amsterdam

New research has revealed that Rembrandt impregnated the canvas for his famous 1642 militia painting ‘The Night Watch’ with a lead-containing substance even before applying the first ground layer.

Newswise: Mineral coatings could enable shelf-stable mRNA therapies
Released: 15-Dec-2023 4:05 PM EST
Mineral coatings could enable shelf-stable mRNA therapies
University of Wisconsin–Madison

A protective mineral coating identified by University of Wisconsin–Madison biomedical engineering researchers could allow powerful messenger RNA therapeutics like COVID-19 vaccines to be stored at room temperature, making them more accessible to lower-resourced communities across the world.In a new paper in the journal Acta Biomaterialia, Professor William Murphy and collaborators in his lab detail how using an optimized mineral coating composition can maintain mRNA activity for up to six months at room temperature.

Released: 15-Dec-2023 2:05 PM EST
COVID-19 infection alters gene transcription of olfactory mucosal cells in Alzheimer's disease
University of Eastern Finland

A new study identifies alterations in the transcriptomic signatures in human olfactory mucosal cells of individuals with Alzheimer's disease following SARS-CoV-2 infection, potentially contributing to exacerbated COVID-19 outcomes.

Newswise: Study: Solid Organ Transplant Patients Benefit From COVID-19 Treatment
Released: 15-Dec-2023 10:05 AM EST
Study: Solid Organ Transplant Patients Benefit From COVID-19 Treatment
Cedars-Sinai

New research from Cedars-Sinai’s Comprehensive Transplant Center found that a monoclonal antibody treatment reduced the risk of COVID-19 in a large group of solid organ transplant patients who were administered the drug as a preventive measure against the disease.



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