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UK to undertake world-first COVID-19 alternating vaccine dose study
The UK is undertaking the world’s first clinical trial that aims to determine the safety and effects of using different vaccines for the first...
Oxford vaccine data suggests it reduces COVID-19 transmission
New data on the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine has suggested that it may have a substantial impact on transmission of COVID-19.
Analyses of PCR positive swabs from...
UK life expectancy decreased after 2008 financial crisis
A new study has shown that life expectancy in the UK declined following the 2008 financial crisis, and that the COVID-19 pandemic is expected...
Researchers identify rare genetic syndrome caused by gene mutations
A new study has identified variation in the gene SATB1 which has been shown to cause a rare genetic syndrome.
Advances in DNA sequencing have...
Using real-world evidence to inform healthcare decision-making
Ashley Jaksa and Nicolas Deltour of Aetion, Inc explain how global biopharma, regulators, and health technology assessments use real-world evidence to inform healthcare decision-making
Single-dose Janssen COVID-19 vaccine shows 66% effectiveness
New data from the Phase III studies of Janssen’s single-dose COVID-19 vaccine candidate has shown 66% effectiveness in preventing coronavirus in participants.
The UK has...
Huge ethnic minority health inequalities revealed in new UK study
The most extensive study to be carried out in England looking at ethnic minority health has revealed huge inequalities.
Carried out by the University of...
Study shows vitamins, steroids, and antivirals may combat COVID-19
A new study has indicated that some vitamins, steroids, and antivirals may effectively help to combat COVID-19 by binding to the spike protein and...
UK offers genomics expertise to find new COVID-19 variants
The UK will be using its world-leading genomic expertise to help countries who do not have the resources to identify new variants of coronavirus.
Countries...
New study to investigate COVID-19 links to hearing loss
A major UK study is set to launch that will investigate the possible long-term impact of COVID-19 on hearing.
The one year study, led by...
Exercising muscle helps to combat chronic inflammation
A new study has shown that human muscle can ward off the damaging effects of chronic inflammation when exercised.
Carried out by biomedical engineers at...
Variability in T cells response to COVID-19 could offer clues to immunity
New research has uncovered clues to COVID-19 immunity by looking at how T cells respond to the virus.
A team of researchers from La Jolla...
Global demand for cancer surgery to grow in the next 20 years
The global demand for cancer surgery is expected to increase from 9.1 million to 13.8 million procedures over the next 20 years, according to...
New mechanisms discovered in identification of cancer growth
A team of researchers have discovered new mechanisms which help to understand the growth and treatment of colorectal cancer.
As part of a Cancer Research...
Supporting the health of people with multiple and complex needs
New research has revealed insights into why many people with multiple and complex needs often die early, and offers suggestions on how to help...
Could soil used in ancient Irish folk medicine fight antimicrobial resistance?
In a new discovery, a team of scientists have shown that Northern Irish soil has antibiotic-producing bacteria that could help in the fight against...
People with some COVID-19 immunity may still transmit virus
A new study has found that a past coronavirus infection provides some immunity for at least five months, but the virus still may be...
Advancing global COVID-19 research with the WHO
Scientists across the globe have come together to intensify research into COVID-19.
The World Health Organization (WHO) is moving to expand its scientific collaboration and...
Study shows different immune response in cancer patients to COVID-19
Cancer patients have shown different responses to the COVID-19 virus depending on the type of cancer they have.
In a study, carried out by Cancer...
Factors other than patient health influence medical decision making
Staffing levels, availability of services, equipment, and beds are some of the top drivers of medical decision making – rather than patient health, according...