The variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus known as B.1.1.7 is still susceptible to antibodies induced after COVID-19 infection or immunization with a currently available vaccine, according to Emory University scientists.
Mar 23, 2021
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While some youth experiment with marijuana but don't go on to long-term use, others develop a problematic pot habit that continues into adulthood. A major new analysis shows that at least a small portion of the risk for developing ...
Mar 22, 2021
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Women who contract COVID-19 during pregnancy are able to make strong neutralizing antibodies but may end up passing fewer of these protective antibodies to their infants than desired, a new study at Emory University shows.
Mar 16, 2021
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In a first of its kind nationwide survey, Emory University researchers found that one in eight residents of the United States—more than 39 million people—had been infected with SARS-CoV-2 by the end of October 2020.
Mar 9, 2021
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About one billion people worldwide are at risk for schistosomiasis—a debilitating disease caused by parasitic worms that live in fresh water and in intermediate snail hosts. A new study finds that the transmission risk ...
Mar 8, 2021
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A study is underway at Emory Johns Creek Hospital (EJCH) to assess the feasibility of cryoablation, or the use of extreme cold for patients with Type 2 diabetes.
Mar 2, 2021
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A Phase III clinical trial at Emory University and 42 other U.S. sites has determined that a vitamin and steroid combination given to critically ill patients with sepsis did not improve recovery, organ failure or death, when ...
Feb 24, 2021
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In African Americans, the genetic risk landscape for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is very different from that of people with European ancestry, according to results of the first whole-genome study of IBD in African Americans. ...
Feb 19, 2021
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As the United States continues to lead the world in most coronavirus deaths and cases, leading scientists and public health experts at Emory University say the pandemic is a "clarion call" to examine ways to bolster and modernize ...
Feb 10, 2021
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Researchers at Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University, have developed a COVID-19 vaccine that has proven safe and effective in mice and monkeys. Results from this National Institute of Allergy and Infectious ...
Feb 4, 2021
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