Oxford coronavirus vaccine produces strong immune response in older adults
The ChAdOx1 nCov-2019 coronavirus vaccine, developed by teams at the University of Oxford, has been shown to trigger a robust immune response in healthy adults aged 56-69 and those over 70 years of age.
Stanford researchers collaborate on new StageCast technology for performers separated due to COVID-19
Michael Rau was directing an opera in New York City when the world shut down last March. Rau, who is the artistic director of Theater and Performance Studies (TAPS) at Stanford University...
Researchers win PM’s Science Prize for protecting NZ from Covid-19
New Zealand’s premier award for transformational science, the Prime Minister’s Science Prize, has been awarded to a collaborative team of academics and researchers...
Covid-19 vaccine: Common stroke symptoms must be ‘urgently evaluated’
UCL and UCLH neurologists have published the first clinical observations of patients who experienced an ischaemic stroke, the most common form of stroke, following an Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine.
After its first suspected Delta variant community case, New Zealand goes into short, sharp...
New Zealanders are back in their bubbles after Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced a three day alert level 4 lockdown for the entire country, and a seven day period for Auckland...
Surgery rates in the U.S. rebounded quickly after initial COVID-19 shutdown
After a dramatic drop in nonessential surgery rates early in the pandemic, U.S. hospitals quickly adapted to new safety protocols, and rates returned to normal, Stanford Medicine research shows.
Study examines spread of Covid vaccine information online
A new study from The University of Western Australia has established how rumours of alleged adverse events were spread around the world during the first months of the COVID-19 vaccine roll-out.
Emergency department visits for attempted suicides rose globally among youth during pandemic
Even though paediatric emergency department visits decreased greatly overall during the COVID-19 pandemic, a newly published study led out of the University of Calgary shows there...
Sydney launches masterclasses on leadership post-COVID for students
The University of Sydney Business School will launch a unique program which includes a suite of masterclasses and workshops on leadership in a post-COVID world, available to students in Semester 2, 2020.
Shift to online means universities and governments must act now to ensure no one...
Governments and universities need to take swift action to ensure no one is left behind in the shift to online teaching...