Medications
These doctors are treating COVID smell loss by sticking plasma-soaked sponges up people's noses
Nancy Damato walked past a garbage can the other day and caught a whiff of decaying banana peel.
Apr 5, 2022
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Genetics
Exposure to wildfire smoke linked to altered DNA structure in monkeys
Take a seat, chin to the sky. Insert the swab, rotate slowly and switch nostrils—we know the drill. Only this time, it's not a COVID-19 test. And the nose is attached to a monkey.
Mar 8, 2022
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Medications
Nasal spray booster keeps COVID-19 at bay
A new coronavirus vaccine guards one body part especially vulnerable to infection: the nose.
Feb 9, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Rapid COVID-19 tests using saliva could be easier alternatives
The most common tests for COVID-19 are PCR tests, involving a nose and throat sample taken with a cotton swab. The procedure is often unpleasant, and the tests results require laboratory analysis. In a new study from Lund ...
Nov 10, 2021
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Medical research
Nasopharyngeal swabs for diagnosing COVID-19 evaluated in anatomical study
Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, thousands of nasopharyngeal swabs have been performed in Austria—millions worldwide. Correct technique is essential for diagnosing COVID-19. To assist the correct collection ...
Aug 10, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Short chain fatty acids: An 'ace in the hole' against SARS-CoV-2 infection
Humans are no stranger to coronavirus (CoV) pandemics. Just like SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19), another member of the coronavirus family—SARS-CoV—caused the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) epidemic ...
Jul 14, 2021
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Certain mouthwashes might stop COVID-19 virus transmission
Researchers at Rutgers School of Dental Medicine have found evidence that two types of mouthwash disrupt the COVID-19 virus under laboratory conditions, preventing it from replicating in a human cell.
Mar 17, 2021
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Medical research
Inconsistent instructions may cause too-shallow nasal swabs, study finds
There are wide discrepancies in instructions for how deeply the nasopharyngeal swabs used to test for COVID-19 are to be inserted up Canadian noses, new research from Western University and Lawson Health Research Institute ...
Feb 4, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
COVID-19 may also invade the central nervous system, cause neurological illnesses
COVID-19 is known primarily as a respiratory disease, with symptoms that include cough, shortness of breath, and, in severe cases, acute respiratory distress syndrome and pneumonia. Now, researchers from Cleveland Clinic's ...
Dec 10, 2020
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Are e-cigarette users at greater risk of poor immune response to flu, COVID-19?
In a controlled study of smokers, nonsmokers, and e-cigarette users, University of North Carolina School of Medicine researchers found that e-cigarette users exhibited significantly altered immune responses to a model of ...
Nov 12, 2020
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