Tiernan chats to immunologist Professor Sheena Cruickshank about the real possibilities of a COVID-19 vaccine.Outlet: Partly Political BroadcastListen to the podcast Related Contact Us +44 (0) 161 306 6000 Find Us The University of...
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What the coronavirus can teach us about fighting climate change.
Sheena Cruickshank talks about how the coronavirus can teach us about fighting climate change. Outlet: Washington post Related Contact Us +44 (0) 161 306 6000 Find Us The University of ManchesterOxford RdManchesterM13 9PLUK Connect With Us ...
Inflammation: the key factor that explains vulnerability to severe COVID.
Sheena Cruickshank talks about Inflammatio and the key factor that explains vulnerability to severe COVID. The Conversation / Business Standard / The mirrro Related Contact Us +44 (0) 161 306 6000 Find Us The University of ManchesterOxford...
How long immunity to diseases lasts.
Prof Cruickshank explained why immunity fades with age, and how diseases evolve to hide from our bodies’ defences. Outlet: BBC World(Spanish) Related Contact Us +44 (0) 161 306 6000 Find Us The University of ManchesterOxford RdManchesterM13...
Prof Sheena Cruickshank talked about a new study which suggests exposure to previous human coronaviruses may provide limited immunity to COVID-19. Prof Cruickshank said the findings were interesting, but any immunity may be limited and temporary. Outlet: The Scientist...
The Search for Immune Responses that Stop COVID-19.
“The fact that antibody levels are falling doesn’t mean we haven’t got a memory response,” says Sheena Cruickshank, an immunologist at the University of Manchester in the UK who was not involved in the study. This is why, when multiple groups working on vaccines...
Can our immune system ‘remember’ the coronavirus? Scientists hope so.
"A cytotoxic T cell can specifically recognize the virus and latch on and kill it," said Sheena Cruickshank, an immunologist at the University of Manchester in England. "It's probably the cytotoxic T cells, in the context of the coronavirus, that might be the most...
How mechanisms in our immune systems could be harness to fight COVID-19.
How mechanisms in our immune systems could be harness to fight COVID-19. Outlet: The Conversation Related Contact Us +44 (0) 161 306 6000 Find Us The University of ManchesterOxford RdManchesterM13 9PLUK Connect With Us ...
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...
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...