Why is obesity so common in COVID-19 patients?
A hormone that connects the body's metabolism and immune response system may explain why COVID-19 is so dangerous for people with obesity.
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A hormone that connects the body's metabolism and immune response system may explain why COVID-19 is so dangerous for people with obesity.
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A study by Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute (BDI) expands the understanding of the molecular pathways that control T cell function and survival and how it relates to declining T cell immunity in the elderly.
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A team of researchers at Innovative Molecules GmbH, working with several other institutions in Germany, has developed a small-molecule therapy for the treatment of latent herpes simplex virus infections. In their paper published ...
A new inhalation treatment for preventing the spread of COVID-19 is potentially far more effective than currently existing versions, according to new research carried out at the University of St Andrews.
Oct 12, 2020
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An antibody cocktail being tested at UVA Health and other sites was able to block 100% of symptomatic COVID-19 infections among people exposed to the virus, early results from the clinical trial suggest.
Feb 4, 2021
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A new UC San Francisco study has shown that a cancer-killing ("oncolytic") virus currently in clinical trials may function as a cancer vaccine—in addition to killing some cancer cells directly, the virus alerts the immune ...
Feb 13, 2018
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When Stephanie Hedrick realized she was still suffering from shortness of breath, blurry vision and brain fog months after recovering from COVID-19, she knew she needed more help than her primary care doctor alone could provide.
Jan 31, 2022
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SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 disease is more transmissible, but has a lower mortality rate than its sibling, SARS-CoV, according to a review article published this week in Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, ...
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We're told to stay home if we feel unwell during the COVID-19 pandemic. But what if your sniffles, sore throat or cough aren't infectious? What if they're caused by hayfever or another allergic reaction? You may be doing ...
Jul 28, 2020
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Scientists at the University of Basel discovered a fundamental new mechanism explaining the inadequate immune defense against chronic viral infection. These results may open up new avenues for vaccine development. They have ...
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