Growing inequality in job market risks widening disadvantage gap between children
Parents who were already disadvantaged before the pandemic were more likely to have suffered a salary cut or unemployment during the crisis
Coronavirus Sequencing Leads to Insights on Transmission, Vaccine Development
Source: Graduate School, UW-MadisonBy Meghan Chua
As graduate students at UW–Madison, Katarina Braun and Gage Moreno were already working...
T cells fit to tackle Omicron, suggests new study
Research from the University of Melbourne and Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has revealed T cells, one of the body’s key defences against COVID-19
Key to fighting chronic inflammation in severe COVID
A treatment to prevent runaway inflammation in patients with severe COVID-19 is a step closer after a University of Queensland-led study into how immune cells respond to the virus.
Antibody therapies against Covid-19 for most vulnerable patients work, new analysis finds
The largest analysis of data on antibody therapies for protecting clinically extremely vulnerable people from Covid-19 shows that they are effective, a new study has found.
Pandemic expert is Manawatū Standard ‘Person of the Year’
Massey University scientist Professor David Hayman has been named the Manawatu Standard’s Person of the Year 2020 for his work studying the coronavirus and for being a local source...
Study: Therapy Leads to Fewer Hospital Readmissions for Pneumonia Patients
Pneumonia—inflammation in the lungs—has long been a leading cause of hospitalization and death in the United States, even before the pandemic.
Machine learning tool gives early warning of cardiac issues in COVID-19 patients
New algorithm could warn doctors in advance of cardiac arrest or blood clots in hospitalized COVID-19 patients
Victoria makes Australia’s First mRNA vaccine candidate
Victorian scientists and manufacturers have created Australia’s first mRNA COVID-19 vaccine candidate – Australia’s first ever mRNA drug product – in just five months, enabling clinical trials to begin in the new year.
Study reveals mouth as primary source of COVID-19 infection
A team of researchers led by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research reveals coronavirus...