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Northwest Alaska health provider cleared to serve seal oil to elders
A jar of seal oil processed at the Siglauq building in Kotzebue. (Wesley Early/KOTZ) In Iñupiaq communities, more than any other food, seal oil is a fixture. “I had it for lunch today,” said Cyrus Harris. “I’ll have it for supper tomorrow.” Like many Iñupiaq people in the Northwest Arctic, Harris grew up eating traditional …
Singapore focuses on COVID-19 vaccine technology for elders
Further preclinical and clinical development will be carried out at Monash University and at the National University of Singapore Researchers from Monash University in Australia and the National University of Singapore have adapted new cancer and pan-influenza vaccine technology to developing a COVID-19 vaccine targeted for the elderly. Their proof of concept studies have triggered …