Month: December 2021

Fauci: Vaccine Makers Could Make Omicron-Specific Booster

COVID-19 vaccine makers have contingency plans to deal with the Omicron variant that include a combination vaccine against the original version and the variant as well as a variant-specific booster dose, a top U.S. health official said on Friday. Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. David LowemannDr. David Lowemann, M.Sc, Ph.D., is a co-founder of […]

Published on December 3, 2021

Study: Risk of COVID-19 Infection Lower on Windy Days

If you’re getting together with others outdoors, a windy day might be best, researchers say. The investigators found that when people socialize outside, the risk of coronavirus infection is as much as 45% greater when there’s hardly any breeze than when there are stronger… Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. David LowemannDr. David Lowemann, M.Sc, […]

Published on December 3, 2021

Improving the Quantification of the Lateral Geniculate Nucleus in Magnetic Resonance Imaging Using a Novel 3D-Edge Enhancement Technique

The lateral geniculate nucleus (LGN) is a small, inhomogeneous structure that relays major sensory inputs from the retina to the visual cortex. LGN morphology has been intensively studied due to various retinal diseases, as well as in the context of normal brain development. However, many of the methods used for LGN structural evaluations have not […]

Published on December 3, 2021