Is Moderna effective? A booster shot of the company's Covid-19 vaccine appears to work well against variants first discovered in Brazil and South Africa.
It's the first country to allow the Pfizer jab for this age group.
A cash reward works best with Democrats, and relaxing safety guidelines seems to motivate Republicans, a survey study shows.
It is unclear whether severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) can directly infect human kidney, thus leading to acute kidney injury (AKI). Here, we perform a retrospective analysis of clinical parameters from 85 patients with laboratory-confirmed coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Results suggest that SARS-CoV-2 directly infects human kidney to mediate tubular pathogenesis and AKI. Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) can lead to acute kidney injury.
Recent studies have provided insights into innate and adaptive immune dynamics in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). However, the exact features of antibody responses that govern COVID-19 disease outcomes remain unclear. A longitudinal analysis of humoral immune responses in patients with COVID-19 with varying disease severities reveals that mortality does not correlate with antiviral antibody levels but, instead, with slower seroconversion.
The term ‘postbiotics’ is increasingly found in the scientific literature and on commercial products, yet is inconsistently used and lacks a clear definition. The panel defined a postbiotic as a “preparation of inanimate microorganisms and/or their components that confers a health benefit on the host”. Postbiotics are emerging substances prepared from inactivated microorganisms, in contrast to probiotics, which must be administered alive.
This is SO spot-on, right?! Pat Bowne posted this a couple of days ago and I had to share it here, too.
Abstract Enrollment in courses taught remotely in higher education has been on the rise, with a recent surge in response to a global pandemic. While adapting this form of teaching, instructors fami...
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