Interrupting immune-suppressing treatment can boost COVID vaccine response
A brief interruption in treatment for people who use immune-suppressing medicine can double the antibody response to COVID-19 booster vaccination.
UvA launches new research project on how to design tax systems for a post...
Today, the University of Amsterdam (UvA) announced the launch of the research project “Designing the tax system for a Cashless...
New consortium to monitor safety and effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines
A new consortium to monitor the safety and effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines has been formed, including the University of Dundee.
Dr Jemma Geoghegan only the second woman to win Prime Minister’s Emerging Scientist Prize
The University of Otago’s Dr Jemma Geoghegan is only the second woman to have ever won the Te Puiaki Kaipūtaiao Maea Prime Minister’s MacDiarmid Emerging Scientist Prize.
Sustained drop in gambling frequency since pubs and clubs re-opened
A study to be presented at the Brain and Mind Centre Symposium 2020 today shows that over six months from the early days of COVID-19 to November...
Hopkins Engineers Develop Rapid COVID-19 Testing Platform
As new cases of COVID-19 surge across the country, states have ramped up their testing efforts, but increased testing and overburdened laboratories often means patients have to wait a week or more to find out if they're positive.
Covid-19 Vaccine Protection Wanes After Three Months, Study Suggests
The protection offered by the Oxford-Astra Zeneca Covid-19 vaccine declines after three months of receiving two doses, a study says.
High blood pressure and its drug treatment unlikely to increase entry of COVID-19 virus...
Fears that people with high blood pressure are more at risk from severe Covid-19 because it is easier for the virus to enter their cells and tissues have been laid to rest...
New Zealand approves Pfizer vaccine for young people from 12 to 15, but they’ll...
In a new article on The Conversation, UC's Professor Michael Plank writes that vaccinating young people is key to ensuring our community is protected from Covid-19.
Food and COVID-19: preventive and supportive strategies for therapies
The team of scholars of the Department of Chemistry and Drug Technologies, in collaboration with the University of Naples Federico II...
