Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Ask the Pediatrician: How should parents talk to children about positive COVID-19 tests?
Q: My daughter is upset about testing positive for COVID-19. How do I talk to her about this?
Mar 28, 2022
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Vaccination
Australia to give fourth COVID-19 jab to over 65s
Australia is offering a fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccines to over 65s from next month, federal health authorities announced Friday, as a new Omicron strain races through the population.
Mar 25, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
IgA antibodies seem to protect unvaccinated against COVID-19
Despite daily contact with COVID-19 patients early in the pandemic, some health professionals avoided falling ill. As a University of Gothenburg study shows, the explanation appears to be an antidote in the immune system: ...
Mar 24, 2022
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Genetics
New study reveals how TREM2 gene mutation in brain microglia immune cells can increase Alzheimer's risk
The molecular processes caused by a TREM2 (Triggering Receptor Expressed on Myeloid Cells 2) gene mutation in the brain's microglia immune cells can increase the risk of Alzheimer's disease, according to a recent study led ...
Mar 23, 2022
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Vaccination
Millions still haven't gotten COVID shots. What does that mean for the future of the vaccination effort?
It's 2 p.m. on a Wednesday in Chester, Pennsylvania, and nurses Susan Pollock and Carol Von Colln are inside a Delaware County vaccine clinic doing what they spend a lot of time doing these days: waiting.
Mar 21, 2022
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Immunology
Immune cells regulate body weight
Obesity is among the biggest health challenges of the 21st century, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Almost 60% of Germans are considered overweight, while 25% are obese. Moreover, being overweight often ...
Mar 17, 2022
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Vaccination
Here's why you might need a fourth COVID vaccine dose
When I began drafting this article, COVID cases in Australia were coming down and the situation was stabilizing.
Mar 16, 2022
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Immunology
Early, persistent activation of specific immune cells may be a predictor of severe COVID-19
Scientists at the University of Illinois Chicago have found new evidence that people with severe COVID-19 may have something in common: an early and persistent activation of neutrophils, a type of white blood cells that the ...
Mar 15, 2022
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Immunology
Deciphering gut microbiome 'chatter' to combat IBD
Around 500,000 people in the UK live with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), a life-long, chronic condition characterized by sporadic bouts of gut inflammation causing debilitating symptoms. Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative ...
Mar 14, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
COVID-19 vaccination protects adults on dialysis against infection and severe disease
Multiple studies have shown that individuals with kidney failure who are undergoing dialysis mount weaker antibody responses after COVID-19 vaccination than people in the general population, but new research indicates that ...
Mar 9, 2022
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