Estimates suggest patients with Omicron cases are 15% less likely to attend hospital, and 40% less likely to be hospitalized
Month: December 2021
COVID-19-vaccinated kidney transplant recipients are especially vulnerable to emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants
Kidney transplant recipients tend to mount impaired antibody responses against emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants after standard two-dose COVID-19 vaccination, according to
Clues to treatment of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder found in recently evolved region of the ‘dark genome’
Scientists investigating the DNA outside our genes—the ‘dark genome’—have discovered recently evolved regions that code for proteins associated with schizophrenia
The technology behind COVID jabs
The World Health Organization on Tuesday authorised its 10th COVID-19 vaccine—Nuvaxovid from US firm Novavax. As the highly mutated Omicron
Target identified to improve immunotherapy against solid tumors: Transcription factor Blimp1
In cancer, a major obstacle to anti-tumor immunity and immunotherapy treatment is the infiltration of regulatory T cells, or T-reg
Researchers pinpoint blood factors linked to severe COVID
Scientists have identified unique “indicators” in the blood of patients with severe and fatal COVID, paving the way for simple
Research team develops first model to predict lifetime risk of heart failure
Imagine visiting the doctor, answering a few basic questions and getting an on-the-spot estimate of whether you’ll experience heart failure
Reduce frailty to lower dementia, study finds
Reducing frailty in older adults could be an effective strategy to prevent dementia, according to a largescale new study. Published
Risk factors for heart disease change heart structure and appearance
A new study led by researchers at Queen Mary University of London suggests that certain risk factors for heart disease
Preeclampsia: an ongoing battle to save lives
Camille Abbey was two months away from giving birth to twins when she sensed something wasn’t right. “I felt strange
