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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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