Scientists at La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), have found a possible way to improve the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines-;and any vaccine. Their new research, published in Science Immunology, shows that a "combination" adjuvant called a saponin/TLR agonist may boost the protective power of vaccines. This is super exciting. We're really hoping this adjuvant […]

Omicron variant to become ‘dominant strain’ says professor We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Prime Minister Boris Johnson attended a cabinet meeting today to update his […]

Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards says the state government plans to make the COVID-19 vaccine a required immunization for students 16 and older in the state’s public school system. “I just think it’s really, really important to embrace the science and really it’s also important to […]

Durante su batalla de tres años contra el cáncer de mama, mi esposa Leslie soportó con dignidad múltiples rondas de un tratamiento terriblemente tóxico para poder pasar más tiempo con nuestros dos hijos pequeños. Pero después de 18 meses sin cáncer, la enfermedad volvió con fuerza en junio de 2003. Le fracturó los huesos e invadió la cavidad espinal, bañando […]

Type 2 diabetes can be a 'devastating diagnosis' says expert We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Diabetes rates are currently at an all-time high, and experts […]

George Clooney has gotten candid before about his emotional decision to have kids with wife Amal, and has revealed hilarious anecdotes about the ways his children have pranked him. He’s even discussed his reasoning behind giving their kids traditional names. The father of two shared a little bit more about his twin children, 4-year-old son Alexander and daughter Ella, and […]

(Reuters) – The European Union’s drug regulator said on Thursday it had started a rolling review of the inactivated-virus COVID-19 vaccine from French biotech firm Valneva, weeks after the EU signed a deal with the company for supplies of the shot. The decision to start the real-time review – which could speed up approval of the shot – was based […]

Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Bigger surveys are not necessarily more accurate, a study published online today in the journal Nature explains. In the case of projecting first-dose COVID-19 vaccine uptake, some of the biggest surveys were way off. Authors, led by doctoral student Valerie C. Bradley, with the Department of […]

It’s surprisingly hard to tell when a brain cell is dead. Neurons that appear inactive and fragmented under the microscope can persist in a kind of life-or-death limbo for days, and some suddenly begin signaling again after appearing inert. For researchers who study neurodegeneration, this lack of a precise “time of death” declaration for neurons makes it hard to pin […]

Statins: How the drug prevents heart attacks and strokes We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Statins have been proven to effectively reduce the risk of heart […]