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Can COVID-19 Vaccines Prevent Viral Transmission?
In this video, we speak with Dr Anne Moore, senior lecturer at University College Cork and expert in health, infectious disease, vaccines and immunology, to ask whether COVID-19 vaccines can prevent transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
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Teach Me in 10 – Materials for Drug Delivery With Professor Robert Langer
For this installment of Teach Me in 10, we are joined by the renowned Professor Robert Langer – the most cited engineer of all time – who talks to us about materials for drug delivery.
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Macrophages - Types and Significance
The macrophage is a cell of the innate immune system, which is present in the tissue. Learn about types of macrophages, maturation of macrophages, location of macrophages and their efficiency in the liver
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COVID-19 Vaccine Myths – Debunked!
In this video, we speak with Dr Eric Yager, Associate Professor of Microbiology at the Center for Biopharmaceutical Education & Training, to debunk common myths around new COVID-19 vaccines.
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Teach Me in 10 – Why COVID-19 Genetics Research May Be Biased With Dr Thomas Stoeger
A new study by Dr Thomas Stoeger, a postdoc at North Western University, suggests there is a historical bias involved in COVID-19 genetics research. Scientists are studying human genes that have already been heavily investigated, independent of COVID-19. He explains all, in this installment of Teach Me in 10.
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Macrophages Monitor Fluid Absorption
Sub-epithelial macrophages perform a quality check of fluids absorbed through colonic epithelial cells to avoid poisoning from fungal toxins.
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COVID Moonshot – Data Coordination Strategy by Dr Lizbe Koekemoer
The COVID Moonshot is a global consortium with the goal of rapidly developing antivirals for COVID-19. Dr Lizbe Koekemoer of Oxford University describes how the project team effectively stores, manages, and shares data among multiple international partners.
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Can Medicines That Alter the Microbiome Prevent Cardiovascular Disease?
Promoting a healthy gut microbiome may be a powerful strategy for lowering cholesterol and other heart attack risk factors. In this video, Reza Ghadiri presents research on molecules that can alter the bacterial population of intestines to a healthier state and how they have shown – through experiments in mice – that this reduces cholesterol levels and strongly inhibits the thickened-artery condition known as atherosclerosis.
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How Do Checkpoint Inhibitors Work as a Cancer Treatment?
Checkpoint inhibitors are a type of immunotherapy. They block proteins that stop the immune system from attacking the cancer cells. Find out how these work and when you might have them as a treatment for cancer.
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Oxford University's "Vaccine for the World" Is Effective
Interim analysis of Oxford University's COVID-19 vaccine suggests an efficacy of 70.4%.
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