A few months ago, a young athletic guy came into my clinic where I’m an infectious disease physician and COVID-19 immunology
Day: February 18, 2021
Why do antibodies fade after a COVID-19 infection, and will the same thing happen with vaccines?
The goal of the COVID-19 vaccines being rolled out worldwide is to stimulate our immune systems into creating a protective response against
Why does L.A. have so many COVID-19 cases?
Despite a leveling off of the COVID spike in Los Angeles in recent weeks, the city’s death toll continues to
Artificial intelligence supports medical prognoses
Estimating the risk of patients dying is arguably one of the most difficult and stressful challenges physicians face. This has
Early warning for immune system overreaction in cancer treatment and COVID–19
An “immuno-storm chip” developed by University of Queensland researchers could diagnose cancer and COVID-19 patients at risk of a potentially
Viruses can ‘hijack’ cellular process to block immune response
Research led by McGill University and Queen’s University Belfast has found that viruses can ‘hijack’ an existing molecular process in
How the brains of obese people function differently from those of healthy weight
A research group from Mind, Brain and Behaviour Research Centre (CIMCYC) of the University of Granada (UGR) has been studying
Mental wellness may be important prevention factor for sudden death in genetic heart disease
Studying mice modeling a human genetic disease that causes irregular heartbeats and can lead to sudden death, Johns Hopkins Medicine
Irregular sleep schedules connected to bad moods and depression, study shows
An irregular sleep schedule can increase a person’s risk of depression over the long term as much as getting fewer
Taste and its two ways to the brain
There are a few ways we perceive food, and not all are particularly well-understood. We know that much of it
