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Vaccination against Covid-19 in a group of adults older than 75 years of age has shown that while they do produce antibodies in response, they differ from what is seen in younger people. That’s according to Sean Leng, a geriatrics …

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People older than 75 experience a robust antibody response to Covid vaccines but it fades quickly, research by Sean Leng, a geriatrics expert at Johns Hopkins, has shown.  Leng: Now the good news is when those same individuals got the …

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We know that Covid viruses bind to a cell surface protein known as ACE2, and that antibodies can block the virus at this location as well bind directly to the virus, so called neutralizing antibodies. Research by Johns Hopkins geriatrics …

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More than 300 people a day are still dying of Covid infection, the most recent data indicate, and the majority of them are older people. Sean Leng, a geriatrics expert at Johns Hopkins, says his recent study looking at how …

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In this podcast, Nursing Inquiry Coordinator, Nadine Rosenblum, and Evidence-based Practice Coordinator, Madeleine Whalen, move to the next tool in their EBP series: Stakeholder Analysis and Communication Tool, or Appendix C. They discuss using this tool to identify stakeholders, define their roles, …

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A very common type of virus called an enterovirus has been implicated in the development of type 1 diabetes, according to a new study. Rita Kalyani, a diabetes expert at Johns Hopkins, says the data is gathered from a large …

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A so-called bionic pancreas helped people across the age range manage their type 1 diabetes more easily, a recent study reports. Johns Hopkins diabetes expert Rita Kalyani says the device is much simpler to use than currently available insulin pumps. …

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