Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Omicron infection is a poor booster of COVID-19 immunity
People infected with the omicron variant show poor immune boosting against future SARS-CoV-2 infection.
Jun 14, 2022
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News tagged with blood sample
Cardiology
Significantly more mild bleeding episodes with AstraZeneca vaccine than mRNA vaccines
An unpublished preprint of a study done by the Norwegian Institute of Public Health, NIPH, concludes that the AstraZeneca COVID-vaccine may lead to less severe bleeding disorders, and not only the very rare blood clotting ...
Apr 14, 2021
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Medical research
Increased concentrations of GPNMB in blood samples could be biomarker for Parkinson's disease
A large team of researchers working at the University of Pennsylvania, has found evidence that suggests increased concentrations of the transmembrane protein Glycoprotein Nonmetastatic Melanoma Protein B (GPNMB) in blood ...
Immunology
SARS-CoV-2 infection weakens immune-cell response to vaccination, suggests study
The magnitude and quality of a key immune cell's response to vaccination with two doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine were considerably lower in people with prior SARS-CoV-2 infection compared to people without ...
Mar 20, 2023
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Immunology
Rapid immune response in children protects them from COVID-19, genetic study finds
Fundamental differences in the immune response of adults and children can help to explain why children are much less likely to become seriously ill from SARS-CoV-2, according to new research from the Wellcome Sanger Institute, ...
Dec 22, 2021
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Biomarker in urine could be the first to reveal early-stage Alzheimer's disease
Alzheimer's disease can remain undetected until it is too late to treat. Large-scale screening programs could help to detect early-stage disease, but current diagnostic methods are too cumbersome and expensive. Now, a new ...
Nov 30, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Study shows how exercise stalls cancer growth through the immune system
People with cancer who exercise generally have a better prognosis than inactive patients. Now, researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have found a likely explanation of why exercise helps slow down cancer growth in ...
Oct 26, 2020
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Neuroscience
New research reveals possible cause of mystery condition that leaves people paralysed
Researchers believe they may have discovered a possible cause of a mystery condition that can leave sufferers suddenly unable to walk, talk or see.
Mar 15, 2021
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Medications
ECT more effective than ketamine in severe depression
Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have compared the effects of intravenous ketamine treatment with ECT (electroconvulsive therapy) treatment in severe depression. The results support the view that ketamine is a possible ...
Jan 11, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Prior COVID infection doesn't guarantee good immunity: study
You caught a case of COVID-19 and then you got your first dose of a vaccine. Maybe you now think you are protected from coronavirus infections in the future.
Aug 31, 2021
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