In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers depicted the evasion of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Omicron variant to mucosal immunity in SARS-CoV-2 vaccine recipients. Study: Escape of SARS-CoV-2 variant Omicron to mucosal immunity in vaccinated subjects. Image Credit: Studio Romantic/Shutterstock Background The SARS-CoV-2 Omicron (B.1.1.529) variant has swiftly

This year’s bird flu outbreak is ravaging the wild bird population, including a high population of bald eagles, according to an assessment of several wildlife monitoring groups, the Associated Press reports. The US Department of Agriculture has confirmed 956 cases of bird flu in wild birds across 34 states, including at least 54 bald eagles.

As different variants and subvariants continue to emerge, a leading scientist believes the next step is to create a vaccine that stops transmissions. Sir John Bell, who served as a member UK vaccine task force that worked on the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, revealed scientists need to turn their focus to stopping the spread since the

Cerebral, the digital mental health ‘unicorn’, said on Saturday it was under investigation by the federal government for “possible violations of the Controlled Substances Act.”   The company said it received a grand jury subpoena from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York on May 4. In a statement to Digital Health

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This illustration represents the core theory in a new modeling study led by the University of Washington: The circles represent the immune system’s aging, in which its ability to make new immunity cells remains constant until a person (represented by the human figures) reaches middle-age or older and then falls off significantly. The central blue

At least 228 probable cases of severe hepatitis in children have been reported across 20 countries worldwide, according to the World Health Organization on May 4. In the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is investigating 109 cases of pediatric hepatitis of unknown cause, the public health agency announced May 6.

The Josep Carreras Institute becomes part of the Cancer Proteome project, an international initiative for the study of malignant tumors. It has the support of the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation, whose Minister, Diana Morant, visited the Josep Carreras Institute on Thursday and announced a grant of one million euros to promote the project.

An elderly woman has become the first fatality of a COVID-19 and influenza combination in Australia. The unvaccinated 90-year-old from Victoria died in January after catching the coronavirus and the flu at the same time, a condition that has been dubbed “flurona,” News.com.au reported. She was among the six people in the state who contracted

U.S. regulators on Thursday strictly limited who can receive Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine due to the ongoing risk of rare but serious blood clots. The Food and Drug Administration said the shot should only be given to adults who cannot receive a different vaccine or specifically request J&J’s vaccine. U.S. authorities for months have