If past natural disasters have taught us anything about their effects on pregnant women and developing babies, it is to pay close attention, for the added stress will surely have an impact on them. Amanda Venta, associate ...
Mar 9, 2021
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COVID-19 has hijacked people's lives, families and work. And, it has hijacked their bodies and minds in ways that they may not even be aware of.
Mar 9, 2021
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An "immuno-storm chip" developed by University of Queensland researchers could diagnose cancer and COVID-19 patients at risk of a potentially lethal reaction.
Feb 18, 2021
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Inflammation in the blood could serve as a new biomarker to help identify patients with advanced pancreatic cancer who won't respond to the immune-stimulating drugs known as CD40 agonists, suggests a new study from researchers ...
Feb 4, 2021
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The variety and volume of bacteria in the gut, known as the microbiome, may influence the severity of COVID-19 as well as the magnitude of the immune system response to the infection, suggests research published online in ...
Jan 11, 2021
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The COVID-19 pandemic continues to cause significant illness and death while treatment options remain limited. St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists have discovered a potential strategy to prevent life-threatening ...
Nov 19, 2020
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(HealthDay)—COVID-19 may not cause a cytokine storm, according to a review published online Oct. 16 in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine.
Oct 22, 2020
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Like a cold front that moves in, setting the stage for severe weather, coronavirus infection triggers showers of infection-fighting immune molecules—showers that sometimes escalate into a chaotic immune response known as ...
Oct 19, 2020
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Southampton researchers have identified a blood profile that could help identify COVID-19 patients at greatest risk of deterioration and direct them towards trials of specific treatments that could modify their immune systems' ...
Oct 14, 2020
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Following reports in June that the cheap steroid drug dexamethasone could help treat patients severely ill with COVID-19, scientists and clinicians urged caution. They were careful to highlight the need for further study ...
Sep 8, 2020
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