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Vaccination Lowers Risk of COVID-19-Related Asthma

A study has found that people who had had COVID-19 had a 66% higher risk of developing asthma. The risk of asthma was 32% lower among vaccinated individuals compared with healthy unvaccinated individuals.
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A Closer Look at the Immune Response to Influenza

Understanding how porcine immune systems respond to influenza infection could improve therapies and vaccines for pigs and humans.
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Broad COVID-19 Vaccination Could Save the US Money

As the US prepares for the rollout of an updated COVID-19 vaccine, a new study reveals the economic benefits of continued broad vaccination in adults.
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Experimental mRNA-Based Therapy Shows Promise as a Universal Antiviral

Taking inspiration from a rare mutation that makes people impervious to viral diseases, a Columbia researcher is developing a therapy that could bestow this superpower on the rest of us.
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Malaria Vaccine Mimics Natural Immunity Following Infection

A detailed analysis reveals one of the reasons the R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccine works so well: the antibodies generated following vaccination are indistinguishable from those in people infected with malaria.
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Two-Dose Antibiotic Works as Well as Weeks of IV Treatment

An NIH-funded trial found that two IV doses of dalbavancin, given a week apart, were as safe and effective as 4–6 weeks of standard IV antibiotics for complicated Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infections.
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Ultra-sensitive Blood Test Offers Fast, Accurate, Low-Cost Disease Screening

Scientists have developed a new diagnostic test that uses just a single drop of blood, costs a couple of dollars and delivers results in only 15 minutes.
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Decades-Old Parkinson’s Drug Shows Promise Against Tuberculosis

A study found that benztropine, a drug used to manage tremors in patients with Parkinson’s, can dramatically reduce levels of tuberculosis-causing bacteria by boosting the body’s natural immune response.
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Implant System Treats Type 1 Diabetes by Oxygenating Insulin-Secreting Cells

Researchers have developed an implant that can treat Type 1 diabetes by oxygenating densely packed insulin-secreting cells without the need for immunosuppression.
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AI Discovers New Antibiotics in Ancient Microbes

Researchers have used AI to identify previously unknown compounds in some of Earth's oldest microbial lifeforms that could have applications in developing next-generation antibiotics.
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