Historically, most large-scale immunogenomic studies—those exploring the association between genes and disease—were conducted with a bias toward individuals of European ancestry. Corey T. Watson, Ph.D., assistant professor in the University of Louisville Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, is leading a call to actively diversify the genetic resources he and fellow immunogenomics researchers use in […]
We are mere days away from the Fourth of July, and it does not seem like the country is going to make President Joe Biden’s goal of getting 70% of Americans at least partially vaccinated against COVID-19. The problem isn’t just about availability — some of it is political, too. All the states with the […]
(HealthDay)—The percentage of males and nonpregnant females aged ≥13 years with commercial insurance or Medicaid who received HIV testing increased from 2014 to 2019, but remained below 6 percent, according to research published in the June 25 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Kirk D. Henny, […]
Patients with a type of blood cancer called multiple myeloma had a widely variable response to COVID-19 vaccines—in some cases, no detectable response—pointing to the need for antibody testing and precautions for these patients after vaccination, according to a study that will be published in Cancer Cell this week. Mount Sinai researchers found that multiple […]
First identified in India, the delta variant has quickly become the dominant variant of COVID-19 in the world, according to the World Health Organization (via Reuters). Declared as a “variant of concern” in the U.S. by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, WHO officials are now advising those who are fully vaccinated to “play […]
The power snatch is an awesome weightlifting accessory exercise to help build power and fluidity for the more traditional full snatch. In the context of a training program, the power snatch can be a useful accessory for snatch technique work, improving power output, and building upper body pulling mechanics in the snatch. To execute great […]
A bout with flu virus can be hard, but when Streptococcus pneumonia enters the mix, it can turn deadly. Now researchers have found a further reason for the severity of this dual infection by identifying a new virulence mechanism for a surface protein on the pneumonia-causing bacteria S. pneumoniae. This insight comes more than three […]
Most people anticipate the coming of the Holiday Season. It’s the perfect time to be reunited with our family and spend our precious time building beautiful memories with them. It’s also the perfect time where we get to relax as the daylight savings time ends and we enter the cold Winter season. As our days […]
Raya is the worst kept secret to finding love. The celebrity dating app, which some people refer to as “Illuminati Tinder,” has no social media presence. Members who take screen shots or share information risk getting kicked off. Everybody knows about it, but few know how the sausage gets made—or which celebrity sausages might be […]
The authors of new research say supporting children and young people’s mental health is as important as supporting their academic progress, and that particular attention should be paid to the fact that some young people have struggled more than others. Findings from their study, published in the Journal of Affective Disorders, focused on the connections […]
