NIH experts discuss SARS-CoV-2 viral variants
NIH experts outline how new #coronavirus variants have arisen, concerns whether currently-approved vaccines will continue to protect...
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NIH experts outline how new #coronavirus variants have arisen, concerns whether currently-approved vaccines will continue to protect...
People who have received two doses of the #Pfizer vaccine have been found to have strong T-cell responses against the UK and South...
“I think it’s unlikely that any condition in the body is one where the microbiome isn’t involved.” #microbiota #microbiome...
Israel’s swift vaccination rollout has made it the largest real-world study of Pfizer Inc’s #COVID19 vaccine. Results are trickling in,...
#coronavirus numbers have plateaued despite months of economically damaging restrictions, & vaccinations still lag behind other European...
Article describes coronaviruses that appear to be more infectious than other circulating coronaviruses, including #B117 #B1351 and #P1....
A study of >500 patients with #COVID19 found that those with periodontal disease were 3.5 times more likely to be admitted to ICU, 4.5...
DR Congo announced a new case of #Ebola in Butembo, where a previous outbreak was declared over in June 2020. Butembo was an epicentre of...
The #B117 #coronavirus variant that was 1st observed in the UK is spreading rapidly across the US, outcompeting other mutant strains &...
The paucity of #LymeDisease cases in the southern US may be due to what black-legged ticks bite. Ticks in the N.E. commonly bite...
South African #B1351 #coronavirus variant may reinfect people already stricken once with #COVID19. The finding, though far from...
A new study provides the first evidence of a mechanism by which #climate change could have played a direct role in the emergence of the...
Scientists find that thapsigargin (a plant-derived product) triggers a highly effective broad-spectrum antiviral innate immune response...
The #astrazenecavaccine is found to give strong protection against the #B117 #coronavirus variant that was first seen in the UK,...
For patients with cancers who do not respond to immunotherapy drugs, adjusting the composition of the gut #microbiota through fecal...
Stroke & #heart attack survivors can reduce multiple causes of death & prevent further cardiovascular events by drinking green #tea or...
The AstraZeneca vaccine has the potential to slow transmission of the #coronavirus - the latest study to report evidence that a...
Studies over the past decade revealed that the trillions of bacteria in the gut could have profound effects on the #brain, & might be...
Given concerns that the #B117 #coronavirus variant that first emerged in the UK may evade current vaccines, a study tested the variant...