The clinical trials of two COVID-19 vaccines.
Dan Davis commented on the clinical trials of two COVID-19 vaccines in The Times. Outlet: The Times Related Contact Us +44 (0) 161 306 6000 Find Us The University of ManchesterOxford RdManchesterM13 9PLUK Connect With...
COVID-19 in the womb.
“This case study does not provide strong evidence for transmission of SARS-CoV-2 via the placenta,” argues Professor Alexander Heazell, professor of obstetrics and director of the Tommy's Maternal and Fetal Health Research Centre at the University of...
One vaccine to beat COVID, Sars, Mers and common cold – possible?
Sheena Cruickshank talked about one vaccine to beat COVID, Sars, Mers and common cold – possible? Outlet: The Conversation Related Contact Us +44 (0) 161 306 6000 Find Us The University of ManchesterOxford RdManchesterM13 9PLUK Connect With...
Long term effects of COVID-19.
The study led by a University of Manchester consultant will look at those patients admitted to hospital with covid-related pneumonia. Outlet: The Manchester Evening News Related Contact Us +44 (0) 161 306 6000 Find Us The University of...
The CIRCO consortium is delivering results
The Coronavirus Immune Reponse and Clinical Outcome (CIRCO) consortium draws together immunological expertise in the Lydia Becker Institute of Immunology and Inflammation with key clinicians at Wythenshawe, Salford Royal and North Manchester hospitals and the...
A new approach to tackle lung disease
The upper human airways are lined with a mucociliary epithelium, where mucus traps particles and pathogens (e.g. bacteria) and cilia beat to generate flow to move the mucus (and trapped material) away from the lungs. Improving our understanding of this process will...
Antibody testing would be best used alongside track and trace, as detectable levels of antibodies only appear in the body around two weeks after infection.
Prof Cruickshank said antibody testing would be best used alongside track and trace, as detectable levels of antibodies only appear in the body around two weeks after infection. Outlet:LBC Related Contact Us +44 (0) 161 306 6000 Find Us The...
COVID-19 Dexamethasone.
Dan Davis speaks about Dexamethasone: the coronavirus drug 91 years in the making.Outlet: The Times Related Contact Us +44 (0) 161 306 6000 Find Us The University of ManchesterOxford RdManchesterM13 9PLUK Connect With...
Having had a common cold can help fight COVID-19.
How a having had a common cold can help fight COVID-19. Both diseases are caused by coronaviruses, and new research using frozen blood samples suggests some people who had a cold in 2018 have similar immune system cells in their blood to those who have had COVID-19....
COVID-19 Antibodies.
Daniel M. Davis, professor of immunology at the University of Manchester, who did not work on the paper, told Newsweek interpreting the findings is difficult as much of the team's data comes from a time when the use of personal protective equipment was sparse in these...
