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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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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Surgery
Exoskeletons can also reduce strain in health care
Wearable exoskeletons are increasingly being used in physically demanding jobs to support good ergonomics and augment muscular strength. In ground-breaking studies led by researchers at Tampere University and LUT University ...
Nov 10, 2020
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Diabetes
Researcher develops innovative glucometer training device
An innovative new medical simulator that teaches students and patients how to measure and analyze blood glucose has been developed by a Coventry University Professor.
Nov 10, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Chinese drugmaker setting up vaccine production lines
A state-owned Chinese drugmaker is setting up production lines to supply 1 billion doses of two possible coronavirus vaccines that are being tested on 50,000 people in 10 countries, the company chairman said Tuesday.
Oct 20, 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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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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Immunology
Human fetal lungs harbor a microbiome signature
The lungs and placentas of fetuses in the womb—as young as 11 weeks after conception—already show a bacterial microbiome signature, which suggests that bacteria may colonize the lungs well before birth. This first-time ...
Jan 17, 2020
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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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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Using technology to support caregivers of older people with dementia
In June, the government of Canada released its long-awaited Dementia Strategy for Canada: Together We Aspire.
Sep 17, 2019
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