Bharat Biotech, a biotechnology company in India, is expected to be the first to offer a COVID-19 nasal spray vaccine with their phase 3 trials now underway. This nasal vaccine is […]
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Bharat Biotech, a biotechnology company in India, is expected to be the first to offer a COVID-19 nasal spray vaccine with their phase 3 trials now underway. This nasal vaccine is […]
COVID-19 Nasal Spray Vaccines in the Making Read More »
Magnesium deficiency is associated with some types of cancer, including breast, ovarian, and kidney cancer. Pre-clinical studies have demonstrated that, while inhibiting primary tumor growth, a low magnesium diet promoted tumor metastasis. The current literature
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A genetic variant is a permanent change in the DNA sequence that makes up a gene. While genetic variants often result in genetic disorders associated with poor health, some variants
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Scientists have identified a common genetic risk factor for the loss of smell due to COVID-19. Six months after testing positive for COVID-19, 1.6 million people in the US have
Genetic Risk Factor Identified for COVID-19 Loss of Smell Read More »
Now that Omicron is running through the globe and increasing exposure to SARS-CoV-2 more than any previous variant, scientists are optimistic that there may be a much-welcomed extended period of
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The Swiss biotech company Idorsia announced this week that it has received approval from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its new drug that can help adult patients treat
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Novavax, a Maryland-based biotechnology company, gets approval for its more traditional protein-subunit COVID-19 vaccine, offering an alternative to newer mRNA and viral vector vaccine options. Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine is the
Pfizer executives predict COVID will be endemic as early as 2024. What does COVID’s endemicity look like? Much like the flu, where more predictable patterns of outbreaks occur seasonally, with fewer
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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have been in the news recently. The United States Environmental Protection Agency recently released a three-year plan to study and regulate these “forever chemicals,” which have been
PFAS Found Entering the Atmosphere via Sea Spray Read More »
We’ve long known that there are bacteria in the human gut; some can be dangerous if they are ingested. But genetic and computational technologies have advanced rapidly in recent years,
To Understand the Gut Microbiome, Researchers Create New Method to ID Strains Read More »