Time of day may affect COVID vaccine effectiveness

Time of day may be important for how effective the COVID-19 vaccine is. A new study suggests middle of the day may be be best.

Julia Evangelou Strait-WUSTL • futurity
May 1, 2023 ~6 min

More staff COVID testing saved nursing home resident lives

"...frequent COVID surveillance testing protected nursing home residents and undoubtedly saved lives," says Brian McGarry.

Mark Michaud-Rochester • futurity
March 24, 2023 ~6 min


Cheaper method gets COVID-fighting nanobodies from llamas

"...many of the nanobodies we have identified with this method target variants-of-concern, so they have real therapeutic potential."

Rockefeller University • futurity
March 21, 2023 ~6 min

How COVID-19 disrupted cancer care

Interviews with over 90 patients and caregivers in the US and Australia highlight how COVID-19 disrupted cancer care in 2020 and 2021.

Alexis Porter - Duke • futurity
March 16, 2023 ~5 min

Loneliness is down among older adults but still too high

Three years into the pandemic, loneliness and isolation are finally coming down among older adults, but still remain high, researchers find.

Kara Gavin-U. Michigan • futurity
March 14, 2023 ~7 min

To cut vaccine hesitancy, emphasize risks of COVID

Individuals' tendency to plan for the future plays a surprising role in their vaccine hesitancy, a study finds.

Matt Shipman-NC State • futurity
March 10, 2023 ~4 min

COVID has actually had limited effect on mental health

Despite stories to the contrary, the pandemic has had limited effects on mental health. Researchers say it's a testament to human resilience.

Katherine Gombay-McGill • futurity
March 9, 2023 ~6 min

Early, high doses of plasma can prevent COVID hospitalizations

Convalescent plasma can prevent hospitalizations and save lives, both for COVID-19 and for the next viral pandemic to arrive, researchers say.

Corrie Pikul-Brown • futurity
March 6, 2023 ~10 min


Deaths during pregnancy, postpartum spiked early in pandemic

Deaths during pregnancy and postpartum increased 35% early in the pandemic. "We suspect these deaths are just the tip of the iceberg..."

Nardy Baeza Bickel-Michigan State • futurity
Feb. 20, 2023 ~5 min

3 faulty genes may clarify some severe COVID in kids

"The patients are sick not because of the virus," says Jean-Laurent Casanova. "They're sick because they excessively respond to the virus."

Rockefeller University • futurity
Feb. 16, 2023 ~7 min

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