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The COVID-19 vaccine: What you need to know

November 27, 2020November 25, 2020 Momentum 0 Comments COVID-19, COVID-19 vaccine, Molly Chiu, Vaccines

Dr. Maria Elena Bottazzi answers some of the frequently asked questions about COVID-19 vaccines.

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From The Labs 

Hispanic Heritage Spotlight: Interview with Dr. María Elena Bottazzi

November 19, 2020November 19, 2020 Ana Rodríguez 0 Comments COVID, Hispanic Heritage, Latinamerica, neglected diseases, Research, StarTrek, Vaccines

Dr. Bottazzi strives to lift the burden of tropical diseases from underserved populations while empowering young generations.

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A novel mechanism that triggers a cellular immune response

June 11, 2020June 11, 2020 Ana Rodríguez 0 Comments Cancer, cell-mediated immune response, dendritic cells, MHC Class I, MHC Class II, Research, Vaccines, viral infection

Viruses and other disease-causing microbes influence the type of immune response their hosts will develop against them. In some cases, the predominant response involves antibodies,

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Body of Work podcast: The importance of vaccines and public health

August 5, 2019August 22, 2019 Momentum 0 Comments Body of Work, Healthcare, measles, Vaccines

The United States is experiencing its worst measles outbreak since 1992. While the spread of measles can be prevented with the MMR vaccine, misinformation about

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Vaccines and autism: Next question, please!

April 2, 2019April 1, 2019 Momentum 2 Comments Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Vaccines

As an autism researcher, there is one question that everyone asks when I tell them what I do for a living: “Do vaccines cause autism?”

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Throwback Thursday: Hatching a Virus

December 14, 2017December 14, 2017 Andrew Phifer 0 Comments Andy Phifer, MMR, Throwback Thursday, Vaccines

You may have heard about how vaccines are made – something about growing a virus in an egg, right? Unless you’re in the medical profession,

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Texas headwinds: The danger of anti-vaccination policies

July 28, 2017July 28, 2017 Clarice 0 Comments Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Communicable diseases, Dr. Peter Hotez, epidemics, health policy, measles, Vaccines

In “Texas and its Measles Epidemics,” published in Public Library of Science Medicine (PLOS), I sounded an alarm about the real possibility that Texas will

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Rethinking global health practices in light of South Sudan catastrophe

June 7, 2017June 7, 2017 Clarice 1 Comment Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Global Health, International Health, medical ethics, Sudan, Trevor Bibler, Vaccines

Fifteen children died in the village of Nachodokopele in South Sudan. They died in pain, while struggling for air. Each death could have been easily

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Get vaccinated now to best prepare for flu season

September 20, 2016October 14, 2019 Momentum 0 Comments Dr. Pedro A. Piedra, Flu, flu shot, Healthcare, Houston, molecular virology and microbiology, pediatrics, Vaccines

Flu season is upon us and there’s no better time to get vaccinated than now. Dr. Pedro Piedra, professor of molecular virology and microbiology and

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Curing Elephant Endotheliotropic Herpesvirus

June 17, 2016October 7, 2016 Momentum 0 Comments Dr. Paul Ling, EEHV, Elephant Endotheliotropic Herpesvirus, Houston, molecular virology and microbiology, Research, Vaccines

You’ve seen crowdfunding used to raise money to bring things like technology, movies, video games and more to life. Now, researchers at Baylor College of

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