by Massachusetts General Hospital Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Our internal 24-hour circadian clock regulates many aspects of physiology, including the response to infectious disease and vaccination. A new study published in the Journal of Biological Rhythms demonstrates that antibody levels are higher when people receive the SARS-CoV-2 vaccine in the afternoon versus the morning. “Our observational study...
by American Heart Association A medical assistant prepares a dose of a COVID-19 vaccine to be administered to a patient. Credit: Public domain image courtesy of Lisa Ferdinando, U.S. Department of Defense Most young people under the age of 21 who developed suspected COVID-19 vaccine-related heart muscle inflammation known as myocarditis had mild symptoms that...
COVID-19 disease is caused by a SARS-CoV-2 virus, which is now carefully researched by scientists all across the globe. Scientists at UCL say that the next generation vaccines for Covid-19 should target ‘replication proteins’, which constitute the early stages of the viral cycle. This could eliminate the virus before it could start to replicate, providing...
by Rutgers University A portable, battery-powered suction device for human clinical trials. Credit: Rutgers University Rutgers researchers studying COVID-19 have created a new way to deliver DNA molecules into skin cells, using a suction technique similar to the ancient healing practice of cupping. The study appears in the journal Science Advances. In laboratory tests with rodents,...
by American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology Some people in the United States have expressed concern over getting one of the three currently available COVID-19 vaccines due to fear of an allergic reaction to the ingredients. Two new studies being presented at this year’s American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) Annual Scientific...
by Georgia Institute of Technology Georgia Tech researchers Saad Bhamla (left) and Mark Prausnitz (right) study the ePatch in the laboratory. Credit: Candler Hobbs, Georgia Tech Future vaccine delivery may rely on everyday items like BBQ lighters and microneedles, thanks to the ingenuity of a team of Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University researchers. The...
by Frances D’emilio Moderna co-founder and chairman Noubar Afeyan listens to questions during an interview with the Associated Press, in Rome, Monday, Oct. 11, 2021. Credit: AP Photo/Andrew Medichini Moderna has no plans to share the recipe for its COVID-19 vaccine because executives have concluded that scaling up the company’s own production is the best...
by Cynthia Weiss Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain DEAR MAYO CLINIC: Both of my parents have been vaccinated for COVID-19. The doctor told my mom she is eligible for a third dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, but my dad is not eligible for a booster now. Can you explain who needs an additional vaccine now, and the...
By Sally Robertson, B.Sc. Sep 8 2021 Researchers in Texas have provided evidence for the need to modify the currently used coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines to match circulating variants of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The team from the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston showed the distinct cross-neutralizing profiles that were...
MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY Key Takeaways: Gene-based AAVCOVID vaccine employs a unique adeno-associated viral vector (AAV) technology that was shown in non-clinical, nonhuman primate studies to enable protection from SARS-CoV-2 challenge and to induce sustained antibody and cellular immune responses from a single dose for up to a year Production of the vaccine was...
