Month: January 2022

CDC Advisory Panel in Favor of Pfizer Vaccine Booster for Ages 12 to 15

A panel of outside experts advising the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Wednesday voted to recommend booster shots of Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE’s COVID-19 vaccine be made available to 12- to 15-year-olds.The CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization… Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. David LowemannDr. David Lowemann, M.Sc, Ph.D., is […]

Published on January 5, 2022

Blood Test May One Day Predict Dangerous Pregnancy Complication

A blood test may one day be able to predict whether someone who is pregnant will develop a serious blood pressure disorder months before symptoms show up.Preeclampsia happens in around 1 of 20 pregnancies, usually in the third trimester, and can cause organ damage, stroke… Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. David LowemannDr. David Lowemann, […]

Published on January 5, 2022

Timing of brain injury in pregnancy, birth may impact motor and language outcomes

A new study that mapped the neural connections of newborns with two different kinds of brain injuries found the maps looked very different — and were linked to significantly different developmental outcomes years later. Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. David LowemannDr. David Lowemann, M.Sc, Ph.D., is a co-founder of the Institute for the Future […]

Published on January 5, 2022