Vaccination
How long does it take to make vaccines?
In this post, we focus on how long it takes to develop and manufacture vaccines—particularly those designed to protect against COVID-19.
Dec 17, 2020
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News tagged with product development
Health
Vegan mothers' breastmilk contains two important nutrients, study finds
A vegan diet does not affect maternal breastmilk concentrations of vitamin B2 and carnitine, nutrients essential for the developing infant. These are the results of an Amsterdam UMC study, presented today at the 55th Annual ...
May 17, 2023
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Surgery
Robot assistants in the operating room promise safer surgery
With extreme precision needed for certain medical operations, state-of-the-art robots offer a way to make surgery easier.
Jan 4, 2023
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Medical research
Team develops a universal vaccine platform that's cheaper and shelf stable
Researchers at The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston have developed less expensive way to produce vaccines that cuts the costs of vaccine production and storage by up to 80 percent without decreasing safety ...
Oct 5, 2018
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Medications
Could we use statins to treat COVID-19?
Nothing in medicine is as exciting as discovering new drugs. However, this process is time consuming, expensive and not always necessary. Sometimes, existing drugs can be used to manage illnesses that are different to those ...
Dec 4, 2020
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Immunology
Future of immunotherapy could be 'off-the-shelf' treatments
In a new commentary for the journal Science, an associate vice president for research at The University of Texas at Arlington argues that emerging protein-based immunotherapies could lead to highly effective "off-the-shelf" ...
Mar 2, 2021
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Health
Plasticizers may contribute to motor control problems in girls
Scientists at the Columbia Center for Children's Environmental Health (CCCEH) have uncovered a link between prenatal exposure to phthalates—a ubiquitous group of plasticizers and odor-enhancing chemicals—and deficits ...
Jan 6, 2020
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Medical research
A nanomaterial path forward for COVID-19 vaccine development
From mRNA vaccines entering clinical trials, to peptide-based vaccines and using molecular farming to scale vaccine production, the COVID-19 pandemic is pushing new and emerging nanotechnologies into the frontlines and the ...
Jul 15, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Influenza vaccination may provide roadmap to prevent COVID-19 in cardiovascular disease patients
Seasonal influenza vaccine development and mass production, as well as three international influenza vaccine cardiovascular outcomes trials currently underway, may inform future efforts targeted at developing and evaluating ...
Oct 5, 2020
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Health
Study adds to understanding of how phthalate exposure impacts pregnancy
In recent years, scientists have linked chemicals known as phthalates with complications of pregnancy and fetal development.
Nov 17, 2014
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