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Does Paxlovid Reduce Long COVID Symptoms? Yale-Led Trial Finds Out
A novel decentralized clinical trial found that Paxlovid was ineffective in alleviating Long COVID symptoms but underscored the importance of a patient-centered approach.
3 Apr 2025
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Cracking the Complexity of Long COVID
Akiko Iwasaki, PhD, Sterling Professor of Immunobiology and Professor of Dermatology and of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology and of Epidemiology (Microbial Diseases), has devoted her career to studying vaccines, to ward off infectious diseases. In this video, Dr. Iwasaki shares insight about breakthroughs in understanding Long COVID, and the importance of diverse voices in science.
Source: NHK World Japan
28 Mar 2025
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The Healthiest Way to Clean Your House
You don't have to use toxic products to achieve cleanliness.
Source: TIME
21 Feb 2025
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Women have a higher risk for long covid. Estrogen may play a role.
Akiko Iwasaki, a professor of immunobiology at the Yale School of Medicine, said the findings suggest that hormones play a key role in long covid, and hormone-replacement treatments may be beneficial for long-covid patients.
Source: The Washington Post
20 Feb 2025
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Immune Markers of Post Vaccination Syndrome Indicate Future Research Directions
A small number of people report chronic symptoms after receiving COVID-19 shots. A new study provides clues for further research.
Source: Yale News
19 Feb 2025
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Women 31 Percent More Likely to Get Long COVID Than Men, Study Finds
Women have a 31 percent greater likelihood of developing long COVID, according to a study funded by the National Institutes of Health, with those between 40 and 55 years old facing an even higher risk. Dr. Akiko Iwasaki from the Yale School of Medicine and Yale School of Public Health provides additional insights into the findings.
Source: Everyday Health
28 Jan 2025
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Masks, dating and bubbles: The people who never went back to 'normal' after lockdown
January 20th marks the fifth anniversary of the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in the United States
Source: The Independent
15 Jan 2025
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Vulnerable Americans live in the shadow of COVID-19 as most move on
People with immune system health problems continue to take precautions against COVID-19 five years into the pandemic
Source: The Independent
15 Jan 2025
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Why are you more likely to catch a cold in winter?
Experts explain why you're more likely to catch a cold in the winter than in warmer seasons of the year.
Source: LiveScience.com
24 Dec 2024
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Study Reveals More Than One in Five Are Infected With an Incurable STI
A new study has confirmed genital herpes is the most common sexually transmitted infection (STI) in the world that does not have a cure and is lifelong.
Source: Yahoo
11 Dec 2024
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Here's How COVID Can Trigger Type 1 Diabetes and Other Autoimmune Conditions
The virus can trick your body into attacking itself.
Source: Yahoo
13 Nov 2024
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Antibodies that keep ancient viral DNA in check may inform new treatments
B-1 immune cells can recognize all sorts of viruses, Yale researchers find. Mimicking them may enable a pan-virus treatment that can address many virus types.
Source: Yale News
8 Nov 2024
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Do the Covid vaccines provide long-lasting protection?
No other vaccines are given at such a high frequency, but experts say there’s no reason to believe that the vaccines — and in particular, the mRNA vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna — aren’t effective.
Source: NBC News
3 Nov 2024
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Carolyn M. Mazure Receives Elga R. Wasserman Award
This September, Carolyn M. Mazure, PhD, Norma Weinberg Spungen and Joan Lebson Bildner Professor of Women’s Health Research, professor of psychiatry and psychology, and Director of Women’s Health Research at Yale, received the Elga R. Wasserman Courage, Clarity, and Leadership Award from Yale University’s Women Faculty Forum (WFF).
24 Oct 2024
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Internal Tremors: Adding to the List of Long COVID Symptoms
An ongoing study by Yale scientists has uncovered another nagging symptom of Long COVID: internal tremors that patients feel but are hard for health providers to detect.
26 Aug 2024
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FDA approves new Covid vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna
Because the vaccines will be available earlier this year than last, the question of timing for the most protection through the winter is more urgent. According to CDC guidance, if you’ve recently had Covid, “you may consider delaying your vaccine dose by 3 months.”
Source: MSN
22 Aug 2024
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Long COVID is still a problem, racking up a global cost of $1 trillion
For months, governmental officials around the world have appeared to want to forgo discussing the specter of long COVID. As a new review makes clear, that is wishful thinking—and the latest COVID variants may well kick long COVID into overdrive, a scenario that researchers and experts have been warning about for some time.
Source: Fortune
9 Aug 2024
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What Shapes a Virus’s Pandemic Potential? SARS-CoV-2 Relatives Yield Clues
Two close relatives of SARS-CoV-2 have reduced transmission potential, a new study finds. Understanding why could help identify future pandemic threats.
Source: Yale News
29 Jul 2024
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Innovations in Immunology
This April, Akiko Iwasaki, PhD, Sterling Professor of Immunobiology and Professor of Dermatology and Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, and of Epidemiology at Yale, was named to the TIME100 by TIME Magazine.
23 Jul 2024
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New Evidence Supports Autoimmunity as One of Long COVID’s Underlying Drivers
Mice that received antibodies from Long COVID patients showed symptoms including pain and dizziness, a Yale-led study has found.
22 Jul 2024