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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?
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Does viral load matter for cancer patients with COVID-19?

Posted on May 30, 2022October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

The SARS-CoV-2 viral loads were measured by quantitative PCR to look for a possible relationship between mortality rate and viral load in…

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    Using nanoparticles to treat osteoporosis

    Posted on April 4, 2022October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

    The cells in our bones play a crucial role in maintaining our bone health. Diseases such as osteoporosis can damage the health of our bones.…

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      Can you mix and match COVID-19 vaccine brands?

      Posted on March 24, 2022December 5, 2023 by Sciworthy

      In the United States, three vaccines were granted emergency use authorization against the COVID-19 virus between December 2020 and February…

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        Preliminary results of using CBD to inhibit SARS-CoV-2

        Posted on March 21, 2022March 12, 2024 by Sciworthy

        Early, non-peer reviewed results suggest the possibility that CBD inhibits the virus that causes COVID-19 but in cell culture. Whether this…

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          First real-life trial of monoclonal antibodies for COVID-19

          Posted on September 13, 2021October 24, 2022 by Gina Misra

          A large trial of COVID-19 positive patients at increased risk of severe illness showed that two types of monoclonal antibody infusions did…

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            Are mRNA vaccines safe for pregnant women?

            Posted on August 26, 2021October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

            So far, it seems that the mRNA vaccine platform does not produce many side effects in pregnant women. It passes some immunoglobulins to the…

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              An anti-parasitic drug could be the COVID-19 antiviral we need

              Posted on August 9, 2021October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

              Researchers from Australia have confirmed that an FDA-approved anti-parasitic agent called Ivermectin can inhibit SARS-Cov2 replication in…

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                Telling people they’re getting a placebo does not stop it from working

                Posted on February 9, 2021October 24, 2022 by Erica Curles

                Does giving a placebo require lying to a patient? This study concludes...no! Placebos still work even when the patient knows, at least for…

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                  Horseshoe crabs are critical to the biotech industry

                  Posted on January 24, 2021October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

                  Did you know that the modern US biomedical industry is built around the baby blue blood of horseshoe crabs? Come find out what scientists…

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                    Deliberately infecting volunteers with COVID-19 to speed up vaccine development?

                    Posted on November 24, 2020December 5, 2023 by Sciworthy

                    A potential way to speed up vaccine development: human challenge trials. #covid19 #research

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