Three large new studies from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention highlight the importance of getting a booster shot to provide the best protection against the Omicron coronavirus variant. CNN’s Elizabeth Cohen reports. #CNN #News
After we have been exposed to an infection, our immune system remembers the threat, in particular by producing antibodies. These are proteins that circulate in the blood and throughout the body; they quickly recognize and disable the invader upon contact,…
A new study out of the U.K. has found COVID-19 antibodies can disappear quickly from people who’ve had the virus, which experts say makes herd immunity unlikely without a vaccine. Watch The National live on YouTube Sunday-Friday at 9 p.m.…
As the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic edges up on the onset of flu season, the need for effective vaccines for these viruses and others is abundantly clear. In this Front Row Lecture, Ian Wilson, DPhil, chair of Scripps Research’s Department of…
New research suggests that people with Type O blood are less susceptible to coronavirus, while people with Type A blood seem to be more susceptible. “The genes that code for you blood type also code for … parts of your…
Mark Daly is Director of the Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland at HiLIFE, University of Helsinki. He retains also active affiliations at the Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital and the Broad Institute. Dr. Daly focuses on development and application…
