Researchers discover control mechanism for melanoma skin cancer: How the intricacies of tissue memory T cells could be the future of immunotherapies and vaccines In a significant step forward in understanding the crucial role tissue-resident memory T (TRM) cells play in the immune system, researchers have for the first time described how the cells behave […]
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Vaccines, variants and infection: The position this winter: Webinar Date and time: Wed 22 Sep 2021 from 12:30pm to 3:30pm In April 2020, Professor Chris Whitty told the RSM that “Covid is not going to go away – this is now a disease that, for the rest of our careers, is going to be around”. Positing […]
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Discover how mRNA vaccines help your immune system fight viral infections and how this decades-old technology was used to create COVID-19 vaccines. — In the 20th century, most vaccines took over a decade to research, test, and produce. But the vaccines for COVID-19 were cleared for emergency use in less than 11 months. The […]
New research published in The Journal of Physiology found that otherwise healthy young people diagnosed with COVID-19, regardless of their symptom severity, have problems with their nervous system when compared with healthy control subjects. Specifically, the system which oversees the fight-or-flight response, the sympathetic nervous system, seems to be abnormal (overactive in some instances and […]
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SARS-CoV-2 not found in DNA sequencing: University of Queensland researchers are refuting claims that COVID-19 can enter a person’s DNA. The researchers from UQ’s Queensland Brain Institute say the claims have led to “scaremongering” and people should not hesitate to be vaccinated. Professor Geoff Faulkner said his team’s research published in Cell Reports showed there was no evidence of COVID-19 […]
Research from MedUni Vienna demonstrates that SARS-CoV-2 vaccination supports immune response in immunosuppressed patients Patients under immunosuppressive therapy can still develop good immune responses to a SARS-CoV-2 vaccination. A third dose of vaccine might be necessary for those patients who are unable to produce antibodies. This is indicated by a recent MedUni Vienna study. Patients […]
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New research offers Europe-wide insight on how chronic pain sufferers have been impacted by the pandemic. Chronic pain sufferers silenced by pandemic, as survey finds 7 in 10 delayed seeking help: Delayed medical advice has left patients feeling increased worry and stress Face-to-face appointments are the preference for the majority, with 68 per cent agreeing […]
Driving with heart disease: checking fitness to drive: People suffering from various types of cardiovascular disease are subject to a certain accident risk when driving a vehicle on the road. High blood pressure, coronary heart disease and cardiac insufficiency might be grounds for a (temporary) driving ban. Numerous diseases are capable of causing traffic accidents […]
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Urgent need for National Disaster Food Relief Strategy: Western Australian-developed tools to map the suburbs most affected by food stress and determine what foods should be supplied were key to providing relief for those in need during crises, particularly the COVID-19 pandemic, a Curtin University study has found. The study found agencies which used two […]
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Self-inflicted lung injury by COVID-19 patients: High respiratory efforts in COVID-19 patients could result in self-inflicted lung injury Some COVID-19 patients who experience acute respiratory failure respond by significantly increasing their respiratory effort – breathing faster and more deeply. There is concern among some doctors that this level of respiratory effort can lead to further […]
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