by Houston Methodist Model-predicted optimal dosing and CDC-recommended dosing schedules for the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine in healthy and immunocompromised sub-populations. The ongoing CDC guidelines for dosing schedules are represented by the blue bands and those predicted by the model are shown in green. Credit: (2022). DOI: 10.1101/2022.09.14.22279959 With the FDA authorizing a second bivalent booster this week for...
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Researchers develop new method to make bone marrow transplants safer and more effective
by University of Missouri Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A groundbreaking process developed by researchers based in the Roy Blunt NextGen Precision Health Building is offering new hope in the fight against blood cancers, such as lymphoma and leukemia. A pair of researchers at the University of Missouri School of Medicine have developed a process for marking transplanted...
Researchers identify drug characteristics that make cancer metastasis therapy more effective
by Tohoku University Optimal osmotic pressure and viscosity ranges for anticancer drug solvents used in lymphatic delivery (blue area). It is applicable to all types of cancer. Credit: Tohoku University Cancer is an umbrella term for diseases characterized by the uncontrollable growth of tumor cells. Often, these tumor cells invade and colonize adjoining organs, giving...
How to make the tuberculosis vaccine more effective
by Texas Biomedical Research Institute Researchers compared what happens when they give a saline solution (left), generic antibody (middle) or IL-10 blocker (right) with the BCG vaccine to mice. Mice given the IL-10 blocker were able to control TB infection in the lungs far better than the others. The dark pink spots show areas with...