Archive: 15/05/2020

Illinois mandated 'Stay-at-home' orders, nearby iowa didn't: here's what happened

(HealthDay)—Statewide stay-at-home orders appear to help slow the spread of COVID-19 above and beyond other steps like banning large gatherings and closing non-essential businesses.

May 15, 2020

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Study finds association between atherosclerosis and changes in the structure, heart function

Even among individuals free of heart failure and myocardial infarction, there appears to be evidence of an association between calcium buildup in the coronary arteries (atherosclerosis) and changes in the structure and function ...

May 15, 2020

Researchers launche clinical trial to help reduce severity of COVID-19 illness in men

UCLA researchers have launched a new clinical trial that uses a hormone suppresser commonly used to treat men with prostate cancer to help improve clinical outcomes for men infected with COVID-19.

May 15, 2020

Regular aspirin use tied to lower risk for digestive tract cancers

(HealthDay)—Regular aspirin use is associated with a lower risk for colorectal and other digestive tract cancers, according to a review published in the May 1 issue of the Annals of Oncology.

May 15, 2020

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Newborn may have contracted coronavirus in the womb

(HealthDay)—A Canadian newborn is a "probable" case of infection with the new coronavirus while still in the womb, doctors report.

May 15, 2020

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Europe relaxing virus restrictions but cases flare elsewhere

Germany and several other European countries where the coronavirus spread has slowed were moving ahead Friday with relaxing border restrictions, while flare-ups in Mexico and elsewhere served as a reminder the pandemic is ...

May 15, 2020

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NIH director: Large-scale vaccine testing expected by July

Having a COVID-19 vaccine by January is "a stretch goal," but the head of the National Institutes of Health is gearing up for a master experiment to rapidly tell if any really work.

May 15, 2020

Could interferon drugs help fight COVID-19?

(HealthDay)—In the race to find treatments for COVID-19, the antiviral drug remdesivir has gotten much of the attention. But researchers say a class of long-used drugs called interferons also looks promising.

May 15, 2020

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Viral infection: Early indicators of vaccine efficacy

Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) researchers have shown that a specific class of immune cells in the blood induced by vaccination is an earlier indicator of vaccine efficacy than conventional tests for neutralizing antibodies.

May 15, 2020

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COVID-19 trial finder provides simplified search process for COVID-related clinical trials

Researchers at Columbia University have developed COVID-19 Trial Finder, a simplified method for patients, clinicians and healthy volunteers to search for appropriate COVID-related clinical trials in their general location. ...

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Archive: 15/05/2020

Illinois mandated 'Stay-at-home' orders, nearby iowa didn't: here's what happened

Study finds association between atherosclerosis and changes in the structure, heart function

Researchers launche clinical trial to help reduce severity of COVID-19 illness in men

Regular aspirin use tied to lower risk for digestive tract cancers

Newborn may have contracted coronavirus in the womb

Europe relaxing virus restrictions but cases flare elsewhere

NIH director: Large-scale vaccine testing expected by July

Could interferon drugs help fight COVID-19?

Viral infection: Early indicators of vaccine efficacy

COVID-19 trial finder provides simplified search process for COVID-related clinical trials

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