Tuesday, March 10, 2026

A dad’s-eye view of pregnancy during the pandemic

Becoming a parent is a major life transition at any time but in a pandemic it takes on a whole other experience as expectant mums and dads navigate the current health and social restrictions...

Can mRNA vaccines affect my genetic code?

This opinion piece, by Associate Professor Archa Fox from the UWA School of Human Sciences and School of Molecular Sciences and her colleagues, was published in The Conversation on Friday 25 June 2021.

Three tips for living with the “COVID Crankies”

When I ask people how they are going, they often say they are feeling really tired, irritable and over it. They may be experiencing what I call the "COVID Crankies".

Gut health compromised in severe COVID-19

The study is published today in Frontiers in Immunology by researchers from King’s with funding by the Medical Research Council via the UK Coronavirus Immunology Consortium, and support from the NIHR Guy’s and St Thomas’ BRC.

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.

Omicron infection may leave seniors more susceptible to future COVID infections, say McMaster researchers

Researchers at McMaster University have found that rather than conferring immunity against future infections, infection during the first Omicron wave of COVID left the seniors they studied much more vulnerable to reinfection during the second Omicron wave.

The future of learning lies in a blended approach

With the approach of B Trimester, the University of Waikato is taking the opportunity to apply the advantages of the Covid-19 lockdown shift to online teaching and learning and revisit traditional ways of delivering lecture content.

Nanoparticles show promise in defeating antibiotic-resistant bacteria, U of T researchers find

A new therapy developed by researchers at the University of Toronto may bring us one step closer to effectively killing deadly drug-resistant superbugs.

Accelerating Creativity and Excellence (ACE) Grant 2020

The use of rehabilitation robot is becoming increasingly popular as an alternative form of treatment in recent years and the COVID-19...

Fiji’s vaccine program reduces childhood death and illness: study

Fiji’s national vaccine program against pneumonia, a serious lung condition, and rotavirus, a common disease which causes severe diarrhoea and vomiting...
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