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People taking TNF inhibitors, a kind of immunosuppressive drug used to treat rheumatoid arthritis and other autoimmune conditions, produced a weaker and shorter-lived antibody response after two doses of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine, according to a study from Washington University School of Medicine.

People who received two doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine while on TNF inhibitors -; a class of immunosuppressants used to treat rheumatoid arthritis and other autoimmune conditions -; generated less powerful and shorter-lived antibodies against the virus that causes COVID-19 than healthy people and those on other kinds of immunosuppressants, according to a study by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

Researchers announced earlier this month that they had found a link between a western diet and cognitive decline and neurodegeneration in a study using mice.

Addressing societal issues by enabling cross-disciplinary partnerships is an inherent part of a COST Actions' nature. But collaborations don't stop at the gate of these specific networks: multiple COST Actions have joined forces since the beginning of the pandemic to help advance research into COVID-19.

Iron Age Europeans enjoyed foods that are still part of our diet today, including blue cheese and beer, new research studying ancient poop has shown.

This work from the laboratory of Terry D. Hinds Jr., Ph.D., associate professor in the UK Department of Pharmacology and Nutritional Sciences, outlines the various roles that FKBP51 and other related proteins have on the body that cause fat accumulation and obesity.

Cattle manure, mainly urine, excreted directly onto pasture or applied to fields contributes nearly 16 percent of human-induced nitrous oxide emissions.

Finding and reporting an irregularity in a published study can lead people down an unexpected path.

Le changement climatique est l’un des principaux défis auxquels est aujourd’hui confrontée l’humanité. Et, faut-il le rappeler, le développement qui se poursuit des énergies fossiles constitue un...

Female white-necked jacobin hummingbirds have taken matters into their own hands.