In 10 seconds? A third, booster shot for transplant patients can significantly improve their protection against Covid-19. Early on in the pandemic, transplant patients have been recognised as possibly being at a higher risk for se...
In 10 Seconds? There is an ongoing debate – despite the current scientific evidence – about the origins of the current pandemic but Covid-19 is a good reminder of how animals often can be human-infecting pathogen sources. Research...
In 10 seconds? Public health bodies are now urging pregnant women to get vaccinated against Covid-19 as they are at higher risk of severe illness and giving premature birth. But although routine pregnancy vaccination is common in...
Research suggests that the composition of our gut microbiome (the types of bacteria living in our intestines) may play a role in how Covid-19 affects us because of the way they regulate inflammation in the body....
Genetic sequencing of the SARS-CoV-2 virus aims to inform policymakers about the spread of the virus in the community and also to answer if our individual genetic makeup makes us susceptible to a mild or severe case of COVID-19....
When we hear about SARS-CoV-2 immunity we mostly think: antibodies. These proteins are made by a group of immune cells, called B cells. Antibodies find and bind to foreign proteins in our bodies. They lock onto their targets, they...
Research suggests that COVID-19-related lockdowns negatively affect teenagers and especially adolescent girls’ mental health....
Men are 2.4 times more likely to die from COVID-19 than women, according to a study from May 2020 investigating the role of gender in the disease....
The coronavirus causing the current pandemic appears to have jumped into human beings from animals. How could we stop this from this happening? It depends on how we treat the environment and the habitats of wild animals....