Latest COVID-19 updates from the College In 'Coronavirus' COVID-19 Research in MDSLatest COVID-19 updates from the CollegeCOVID-19 research briefing Back to 'Medical and Dental Sciences' NewsRSS FeedAtom Feed 15/03/2022 COVID-19 vaccination study opens at Great Ormond Street Hospital DescriptionPatients at Great Ormond Street Hospital and Southampton Children's Hospital who are aged 12-17 years and immunocompromised are taking part in research to work out how they respond to COVID-19 vaccination.Date:15/03/2022Categories: Medical and Dental Sciences, Research 09/03/2022 New antimicrobial air filters tested on trains rapidly kill SARS-CoV-2 and other viruses DescriptionResearchers have developed new antimicrobial technology for air filters that can kill bacteria, fungi and viruses including SARS-CoV-2, providing a potential solution to prevent the spread of airborne infections.Date:09/03/2022Categories: International, Medical and Dental Sciences, Research 07/02/2022 Research to investigate how food intake is regulated could improve treatment of severe COVID-19 illness DescriptionDr Caroline Gorvin has been awarded the highly distinguished Sir Henry Dale Fellowship worth nearly £1 million to better understand how food intake is regulated.Date:07/02/2022Categories: International, Medical and Dental Sciences, Research 20/01/2022 Lack of trust in public figures linked to COVID vaccine hesitancy says new research DescriptionNew research says lack of trust in public sector officials has played a key role in low uptake of COVID-19 vaccinations among groups termed 'high risk'.Date:20/01/2022 22/12/2021 Booster vaccination strongly enhances COVID-19 immunity in care home residents and staff – study DescriptionA COVID-19 booster vaccination markedly increases immune response in residents and staff within care homes, making it vital that people living and working in these settings get their third 'jab', a new study reveals.Date:22/12/2021 20/12/2021 Birmingham Perspective: How might Omicron impact potential future COVID-19 variants? DescriptionAdam Cunningham, Professor of Functional Immunity, speculates on how might the Omicron variant might affect future COVID-19 variants.Date:20/12/2021Categories: Medical and Dental Sciences Drug could more effectively treat patients hospitalised with COVID-19 pneumonia, early stage research finds DescriptionA proof-of-concept trial has identified a drug that may offer benefit some patients hospitalised with COVID-19 pneumonia.Date:20/12/2021Categories: Medical and Dental Sciences, Research Omicron may cause 100,000 cancelled operations in England this winter DescriptionAn additional 100,000 elective operations could be cancelled in England this winter as a result of the Omicron wave leading to increased hospital admissions, a new study reveals.Date:20/12/2021Categories: Medical and Dental Sciences, Research 09/12/2021 Prior SARS-CoV-2 infection increases strength and quality of immune response in double vaccinated care home staff and residents, reveals study DescriptionElderly care home residents who have previously contracted and survived COVID-19 develop much stronger and higher antibody and cellular immune responses to two doses of vaccination, research finds.Date:09/12/2021 03/12/2021 University of Birmingham in trial of booster COVID-19 vaccines DescriptionA UK-wide trial carried out in collaboration with the University of Birmingham show six COVID-19 vaccines are safe and boost immunity for people who have had two doses of Pfizer/BioNTech or Oxford/AstraZeneca.Date:03/12/2021 Displaying 1 to 10 of 111 Previous 1 2 3 4 5 … Next