A major new project, led by a University of Birmingham immunologist, is one of three new UK-wide studies that will receive funding from UKRI and NIHR to understand immune responses to the novel coronavirus.
Posted 21 January 2021 Randomised trials could help to return children safely to schools - study Schools are closing again in response to surging levels of COVID-19 infection, but staging randomised trials when students eventually return could help.
Posted 18 January 2021 Research reveals mental health impact of COVID-19 on hospital healthcare workers A study, published in BJPsych Open found that around a third of hospital healthcare workers reported clinically significant symptoms of anxiety and depression following the initial COVID-19 pandemic peak in the UK.
Posted 14 January 2021 Study finds paediatric cancer patients at no greater risk of severe COVID-19 infection Results from the first national study of children with cancer who test positive from COVID-19 has found that these patients do not appear to be at any increased risk of severe COVID-19 infection.