As we draw near to the end of 2020, it is safe to say that few of us are sorry to see the back of it. Worldwide, people are suffering from pandemic fatigue, political friction, economic challenges, and exposure to misinformation. This has ensured that...
Data from initial research indicates that blood type may influence one’s susceptibility to COVID-19. Scientists at 23andMe, a biotech giant, studied 750,000 people, including 10 000 patients that had been diagnosed with COVID-19 and hospitalized. This was done in order to establish whether genetic data could...
The COVID-19 pandemic has spread rapidly across the globe infecting more than 5.4M people worldwide and killing more than 349,000 people so far. Across the globe, researchers are tirelessly working to develop a coronavirus vaccine. A team in the Netherlands, at Utrecht University, Erasmus Medical...
The immune system has a host of different defense mechanisms that respond when the body is under attack. One such mechanism is the production of antibodies. Antibodies are proteins, also known as immunoglobulins. Antibodies are produced by white blood cells known as plasma B cells...
Dr. PJ Utz is our featured alumnus this March. He is the head of the Utz lab in the Department of Medicine, Standford. His lab studies immunology, autoimmunity, and vaccines for influenza and tuberculosis. Dr. Utz is one of the researchers who has taken up...
COVID-19 is a new disease and as such there is limited information regarding risk factors for severe disease. Based on currently available information and clinical expertise, older adults and people of any age who have serious underlying medical conditions might be at higher risk for severe illness...
We find ourselves in an unprecedented situation as we wage war on the global pandemic that is COVID-19. This pandemic has had devastating consequences for many people across the globe. We therefore owe it to those individuals and ourselves to do our best to flatten the...