Featuring Siobhan Brushett Featured image by Arek Socha from Pixabay If you haven't read the first part, check out our previous post - Vaccines (part 1): how vaccines work in your body If you are interested in attending a free, online virtual meeting focused on COVID-19 and hosted by the European Society for Clinical Virology … Continue reading Vaccines (part 2): how they are developed and why it takes so long
Vaccines (part 1): how vaccines work in your body
Featuring Siobhan Brushett While many vaccine trials against COVID-19 progress around the world to ensure their safety - and soon their efficacy - we have recently seen that Russia has become the first in the world to approve a COVID-19 vaccine for widespread use. Russia has dangerously rushed this approval since it has not completed large … Continue reading Vaccines (part 1): how vaccines work in your body
The Science of Productivity: Psychological Safety
What comes to your mind when you hear the word "teamwork"? Depending on your cultural background, academic background and even your career orientation, this word can evoke a wide array of memories and associated feelings. Let me sketch an example: a nurse working on a night shift at a busy hospital is part of a … Continue reading The Science of Productivity: Psychological Safety
The intestinal defense at the gut – what we eat matters
Our body is constantly in contact with the outer microbial world Did you know the intestine represents the largest surface area of the body constantly in contact with microbes with ~30 m2 , 15 times more than the skin and with the equivalent size of half a badminton court? Curiously, and going back to the … Continue reading The intestinal defense at the gut – what we eat matters
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