CAMBRIDGE, MASS. — Moderna has begun testing an Omicron-specific COVID-19 booster in healthy adults. The company announced Wednesday that the first participant had received a dose....
For the first time, scientists have successfully transplanted genetically modified pig kidneys into the body of a brain-dead human, an important step toward animal organs potentially...
The COVID-19 pandemic is far from over, the World Health Organization chief said Tuesday, cautioning against a narrative that the fast-spreading omicron variant is risk-free. “This...
Multiple sclerosis (MS), a progressive disease that affects 2.8 million people worldwide and for which there is no definitive cure, is likely caused by infection with...
When elderly people stay active, their brains have more of a class of proteins that enhances the connections between neurons to maintain healthy cognition, a UC...
New research out of Europe has found that a booster dose of a COVID-19 vaccine could produce sufficient antibodies to “neutralize” the Omicron variant. Researchers from...
Social distancing measures to combat COVID-19 have weakened the immune systems of young children who have not been able to build up resistance to common bugs,...
People who received one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine during a menstrual cycle had an increase in cycle length of nearly one day compared to those...
A Toronto hospital executive is calling on Health Canada to approve Pfizer’s COVID-19 antiviral pill amid increasing hospitalizations the country. Dr. Kevin Smith, who is president...
New research investigating how the very first variant of concern for the novel coronavirus developed has found that the Alpha variant evolved mutations that suppressed specific...
Biogen is slashing the price of its Alzheimer’s treatment in half months after it debuted to widespread criticism for an initial cost that could reach $56,000...