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KPWHRI begins new phase of flu surveillanceKPWHRI receives $10 million to continue vaccine effectiveness research for flu, COVID-19, and other respiratory diseases
vaccine, influenza, surveillance, flu season
2022-10-11
Gene-edited malaria vaccine warrants further studyEncouraging immune-response and safety data emerge from preliminary human test of genetically attenuated parasite vaccine.
2022-10-05
Former KPWHRI Executive Director Eric B. Larson, MD, MPH, retiresRead the ACT Study founder's message on putting enlightened aging into practice.
2022-09-20
Talking to an addictions researcherKPWHRI Collaborative Scientist Leah Hamilton, PhD, MPhil, answers questions about her recent and upcoming projects.
opioids, Medication Use & Patient Safety
2022-09-16
Dementia risk screening tool shows promise in health care settingIn a new study, a tool to help discover undiagnosed dementia performed well in 2 separate health systems.
2022-08-01
New open data to help understand Alzheimer’sCell by cell, scientists are building a high-resolution map of brain changes in Alzheimer’s disease.
ACT study, dementia, Alzheimer’s, Brain Atlas
2022-07-29
Updated results from COVID-19 vaccine booster trialIDCRC study finds rapid decline in vaccine-boosted neutralizing antibodies against Omicron variant BA.5
COVID-19, mix-and-match vaccines, Omicron
2022-07-26
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