Archive: 08/05/2020

Alcohol can make coronavirus worse, so why was it treated as essential in New Zealand's lockdown?

New Zealand has won international praise for its strict lockdown conditions and public health response to COVID-19, but there's one glaring blindspot.

May 8, 2020

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Why are there so many drugs to kill bacteria, but so few to tackle viruses?

As the end of the second world war neared, mass production of the newly developed antibiotic penicillin enabled life-saving treatment of bacterial infections in wounded soldiers. Since then, penicillin and many other antibiotics ...

May 8, 2020

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What to know about COVID-19 and organ donation

Nearly 1,000 people in Kentucky are waiting life-saving organs, and the transplant team at the University of Kentucky Transplant Center perform over 200 transplant surgeries a year. Hospitals around the world are adapting ...

May 8, 2020

Protein shredder regulates fat metabolism in the brain

A protein shredder that occurs in cell membranes of brain cells apparently also indirectly regulates the fat metabolism. This is shown by a recent study by the University of Bonn. The shredder, known as gamma-secretase, is ...

May 8, 2020

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The calculus of death shows the COVID-19 lockdown is clearly worth the cost

Will the number of lives saved as a result of the COVID-19 restrictions be outweighed by the deaths from an economic recession?

May 8, 2020

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Artificial intelligence jump starts clinical trial for rare genetic disease

It was a pretty simple e-mail. Just a couple of lines. "It looks like low-dose ketamine is an up-regulator for ADNP. Do you think this makes sense for ADNP patients?"

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Uncovering the potency and evasiveness of the COVID-19 virus

SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, is highly infectious. Curiously, in many patients, it triggers poor immune responses, which prolongs illness. This helps the virus spread widely, exacerbating the global pandemic. ...

May 8, 2020

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A new plant-based system for the mass production of allergens for immunotherapy

Allergies can significantly affect health and quality of life. While allergen immunotherapy provides long-lasting therapeutic relief to people suffering from environmental allergies, the therapy can last several years and ...

May 8, 2020

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We may be able to eliminate coronavirus, but we'll probably never eradicate it. Here's the difference

Compared to many other countries around the world, Australia and New Zealand have done an exceptional job controlling COVID-19.

May 8, 2020

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Could a 100-year-old vaccine for tuberculosis protect against coronavirus?

This week, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation announced it will donate A$10 million to help fund an Australian trial testing whether a very old vaccine, BCG, can be used against a new threat, COVID-19.

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