Nearly 38 million people around the world are living with HIV, which, with access to treatment, has become a lifelong chronic condition. Understanding how infection changes the brain, especially in the context of aging, is ...
Jan 15, 2021
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Blood plasma from people recovering from COVID-19 could help prevent severe illness in older patients newly infected with the virus, a small new Argentinian study finds.
Jan 7, 2021
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(HealthDay)—The American Red Cross is urging COVID-19 survivors to donate blood plasma for hospital patients who need it to recover.
Jan 6, 2021
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Although the vaccine cavalry is finally coming over the hill, the need for better drugs to treat those with COVID-19 remains.
Nov 17, 2020
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Despite being theoretically at an increased risk for AL amyloidosis, underrepresented minorities make up only a small percentage of patients seen at specialized treatment centers for this disease.
Nov 10, 2020
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Unrelated mutations, when present in the blood, can lead to false positive results in men with advanced prostate cancer who are undergoing liquid biopsies. Such tests, which look for variants in the cell-free DNA that tumors ...
Nov 5, 2020
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The majority of people infected with SARS-CoV-2 appear to actively shed infectious virus for about 8 days, but there is a wide range of variability from person to person. Understanding how long people can remain actively ...
Nov 4, 2020
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When a person is infected by SARS-CoV-2, the number of antibodies able to neutralize the virus rapidly increases. Once the person recovers, their level decreases.
Oct 20, 2020
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In the absence of approved, effective treatments for COVID-19, some hospitals have been treating patients with severe COVID symptoms with blood plasma from recovering patients. The blood of recovered patients contains antibodies ...
Oct 16, 2020
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One of the most significant questions about the novel coronavirus is whether people who are infected are immune from reinfection and, if so, for how long.
Oct 13, 2020
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