Could a simple pill beat COVID-19? Pfizer is giving it a go
While the focus has been largely on vaccines, you might have also heard Pfizer is trialing a pill to treat COVID-19.
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While the focus has been largely on vaccines, you might have also heard Pfizer is trialing a pill to treat COVID-19.
Jun 1, 2021
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A national study from researchers at Michigan Medicine found that nearly 3% of insured U.S. adults under 65 take medications that weaken their immune systems.
May 20, 2021
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Researchers at Amsterdam UMC have discovered why patients become seriously ill after being infected with the coronavirus. They identified that aberrant antibody responses are the main cause of becoming critically ill. In ...
May 12, 2021
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Most vaccines have side-effects and COVID vaccines are no different. The public are being reassured that if they experience a sore arm where the needle went in, or tiredness, a headache, fever or nausea, these are merely ...
Apr 26, 2021
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The Johnson & Johnson and AstraZeneca vaccines have come under suspicion of causing very rare but serious blood clots in a handful of cases among the millions vaccinated in the drive to bring the pandemic under control.
Apr 20, 2021
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New insights into the immune response to SARS-CoV-2 infections could bring better treatments for COVID-19 cases.
Apr 8, 2021
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Two studies published in the open-access journal PLOS Pathogens provide new evidence supporting an important role for the immune system in shaping the evolution of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. These findings—and ...
Apr 8, 2021
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Cancer cells have evolved mechanisms to escape the body's immune defense. Agents that prevent immune escape are attractive targets for the development of new cancer therapies. Scientists led by Prof. Herbert Waldmann and ...
Mar 17, 2021
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A significant proportion of hospitalized patients with influenza develop complications of acute respiratory distress syndrome, driven by virus-induced cytopathic effects as well as exaggerated host immune response. Reporting ...
Mar 16, 2021
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In the EU alone, 78,800 men died of prostate cancer last year. While tumors discovered at an early stage can often be completely removed by surgery and radiation therapy, the prospects of successful treatment are reduced ...
Mar 8, 2021
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