Los Angeles Times

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People can judge whether someone is sick by looking at a photo for just a few seconds. That may not sound remarkable - until you consider that the sick people in the photos were in the very early stages of illnesses. They were participants in a scien

STAT

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Spotting infection at a glance may help us avoid infection — but our abilities are far from perfect.

TechLife News

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A team of scientists jostled for a view of the lab dish, staring impatiently for the first clue that an experimental vaccine against the new coronavirus just might work. After weeks of round-the-clock research at the National Institutes of Health, it

The Atlantic

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Until scientists discover a treatment or vaccine for COVID-19, the disease will inflict mass suffering. And experts say that safely developing, producing, and delivering a vaccine will likely take at least 18 months. That’s in part because, in the fi

Nautilus

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In the upcoming Hollywood movie, The Space Between Us, a child is born to an American astronaut on Mars. The mother dies in childbirth, but the baby survives, and is raised by a small colony of astronauts on Mars. In the trailer, a somber voice-over

NPR

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For decades, scientists have observed an extraordinarily positive side effect among children who received the measles vaccine. Researchers are now finding that other vaccines confer added protections.

NPR

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One of the hottest areas of research right now: studies to determine how well current vaccines work against emerging coronavirus "variants of concern."

The Atlantic

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Experts have long feared that the virus will peak again in winter. The days are now getting shorter, life is moving indoors, and the pandemic isn’t contained. How bad could the next few months get? Katherine Wells wants to know what to expect and how

The Atlantic

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Hunkering down to wait out the coronavirus isn’t easy. The costs of isolation are steep. Quarantine fatigue is real. The chance to gather with extended family and friends this holiday season is particularly alluring to those of us battling loneliness

The Guardian

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Politicians have become more cautious about immunisation prospects. They are right to be Coronavirus – latest updates

Popular Science

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The Ebola virus is deadly to humans and other primates. CDC/Cynthia Goldsmith The vaccines we have today are pretty incredible. They've eradicated smallpox, purged rubella from the Americas, and save millions of people each year from dying of diphthe

NPR

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Recent studies have raised fears that immunity to the coronavirus might be fleeting, thus making potential vaccines ineffective. The reality of the science is more complex — and more reassuring.

You South Africa

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IT WAS the one ray of hope for people who caught the virus: the idea that once they recovered they’d have immunity and could get on with their lives without having to worry about catching Covid-19 again. But now this comforting theory has come into q

Los Angeles Times

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LOS ANGELES - The dire predictions from Gov. Gavin Newsom and state public health officials have been steady and unnerving: Millions of Californians would be infected by the coronavirus, hospitals would be overrun, desperate patients could die withou

You South Africa

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For example, when designing a measles vaccine, scientists stimulate the body’s immune system to protect the individual against the disease. “We take the virus and we inactivate it so it doesn’t cause any infection. This can be done genetically by mod

Futurity

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One dose of a new nasal vaccine that targets the SARS-CoV-2 virus effectively prevents infection in mice susceptible to the novel coronavirus, a new study shows. Investigators next plan to test the vaccine in nonhuman primates and humans to see if it

The Atlantic

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Editor’s Note: Every Wednesday, James Hamblin takes questions from readers about health-related curiosities, concerns, and obsessions. Have one? Email him at paging.dr.hamblin@theatlantic.com. Dear Dr. Hamblin, I heard an immunologist on the radio to

Post South Africa

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IN 2021, hundreds of millions of people will be vaccinated against Sars-CoV-2. The success of that Covid-19 vaccination campaign will heavily depend on public trust that the vaccines are not only effective, but also safe. To build that trust, the med

NPR

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Medical researchers have high hopes that the kind of treatment the president received could end up being an important element in the fight against the pandemic. But clinical trials continue.

Futurity

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A new chemical “vaccine” for tomato plants switches on a defense mechanism to prevent localized infections from becoming contagious, a possible first step toward protecting harvests, researchers say. When plants come under attack from invading bacter

Futurity

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A virus called cytomegalovirus, or CMV, may strengthen, rather than harm, the immune system in old age, according to new research with mice. Our immune system is at its peak when we’re young, but after a certain age, it declines and it becomes more d

Apple Magazine

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A team of scientists jostled for a view of the lab dish, staring impatiently for the first clue that an experimental vaccine against the new coronavirus just might work. After weeks of round-the-clock research at the National Institutes of Health, it

NPR

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Another reason not to skip the measles vaccine: A measles infection may cause lasting harm to the immune system, research finds, making patients more vulnerable to other diseases.

FactCheck.org

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In a tweet, Sen. Rand Paul misleadingly suggested that immunity from “[n]aturally acquired” COVID-19 was better than that from a vaccine. But it’s not known how immunity from the two sources compares -- and the entire point of a vaccine is to offer i

Weekend Argus Saturday

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As tHe first Covid-19 vaccinations are rolled out in the us and uk, and new infections skyrocket in south Africa, the burning question for many is: when will we have access to vaccine s? For now, all we have is educated guesses in a sea of uncertaint

BBC Science Focus Magazine

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Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on 24 March that the government had ordered 3.5 million antibody test kits, which are able to identify in 10 minutes whether someone has had the COVID-19 infection. The kits can be used at home, involving just a

Post South Africa

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IN THE midst of the Covid-19 pandemic a strong immune system is more imperative than ever, as it’s critical to the defence against viral infections. What is Immunity? Simply put, immunity is protection from disease. The immune system does not exist

Post South Africa

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WhAT are antibodies and what is their function? When a virus infects a host, it invades the host cells and replicates (makes copies of itself). One way that our immune system protects us is to remove the virus from the body before it gets the chance

Futurity

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A newly identified cellular process could lead to safer and more effective vaccines that protect pregnant women and newborns from dangerous infections, researchers say. A new study in Cell describes a previously unidentified route for antibodies to t

The Atlantic

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