First real-life trial of monoclonal antibodies for COVID-19
A large trial of COVID-19 positive patients at increased risk of severe illness showed that two types of monoclonal antibody infusions did…
Category: How do scientists study drugs and vaccines?
How do scientists study the safety and efficacy of drugs and vaccines? How do we develop new drugs and vaccines?
Are mRNA vaccines safe for pregnant women?
So far, it seems that the mRNA vaccine platform does not produce many side effects in pregnant women. It passes some immunoglobulins to the…
An anti-parasitic drug could be the COVID-19 antiviral we need
Researchers from Australia have confirmed that an FDA-approved anti-parasitic agent called Ivermectin can inhibit SARS-Cov2 replication in…
Telling people they’re getting a placebo does not stop it from working
Does giving a placebo require lying to a patient? This study concludes...no! Placebos still work even when the patient knows, at least for…
Horseshoe crabs are critical to the biotech industry
Did you know that the modern US biomedical industry is built around the baby blue blood of horseshoe crabs? Come find out what scientists…
Deliberately infecting volunteers with COVID-19 to speed up vaccine development?
A potential way to speed up vaccine development: human challenge trials. #covid19 #research
The simple lab technique that changed everything
What do gene sequencing, catching criminals with DNA evidence, and “designer babies” all have in common? Forty years ago, these were all…
Laboratory methods behind the polio vaccine discovery
Poliomyelitis is the name of the disease caused by the poliovirus, and it mostly affects children under the age of 5, causing paralysis in a…
Can a Chinese medicinal herb Psoralea fructus build healthy bones?
Osteoblasts are cells that are responsible for bone formation. A lack of osteoblasts will cause osteoporosis – a disease that occurs when…