The billions of dollars invested in COVID-19 vaccines and research so far are expected to yield medical and scientific dividends for decades, helping doctors battle influenza, cancer, cystic fibrosis… [+10793 chars]
The question on everyone's mind is whether the U.S. will have an easy, COVID-free spring, or if we're in for a resurgence in cases as the BA.2 variant of Omicron becomes dominant. Public health offi… [+3479 chars]
In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv* preprint server, researchers tested the effectiveness of the Bacillus Calmette Guérin (BCG) vaccine in severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-C… [+5624 chars]
First manufactured more than 50 years ago, ketamine is a fast-acting dissociative anesthetic often used in veterinary and emergency medicine. Ketamine also has a history of being an illicit party dru… [+3179 chars]
When Inger Heimdal started studying the coronavirus in children in 2014, not many people thought the topic sounded particularly exciting. Coronavirus was considered quite harmless and of little inte… [+6753 chars]
Chupp hopes further studies will refine the treatment and better pinpoint which patients are ideal candidates for surgery. One barrier to treatment: Insurance companies may not cover the procedure b… [+753 chars]
Summary: Study reveals how COVID-19’s spike protein has a similar effect on the brain’s immune cells as it does throughout the rest of the body. Source: University of Huddersfield Huddersfield rese… [+4723 chars]
Summary: Using electrocorticogram technology to capture brain waves, researchers found the meaning of what people imagine can be determined from brain wave patterns, even if the image differs from wh… [+4976 chars]
In a study led by Cedars-Sinai, researchers have uncovered new information about how the area of the brain responsible for memory is triggered when the eyes come to rest on a face versus another obje… [+4654 chars]
Both the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines continued to protect people from severe COVID-19 through the worst of the Omicron surge, the CDC said. Through January of this year, mRNA vaccine effectiveness w… [+2457 chars]
Researchers testing repurposed drugs against Covid-19 found that ivermectin didnt reduce hospital admissions, in the largest trial yet of the effect of the antiparasitic on the disease driving the pa… [+6297 chars]
Summary: Using electrocorticogram technology to capture brain waves, researchers found the meaning of what people imagine can be determined from brain wave patterns, even if the image differs from wh… [+4976 chars]
