Overweight & Obesity
Why is obesity so common in COVID-19 patients?
A hormone that connects the body's metabolism and immune response system may explain why COVID-19 is so dangerous for people with obesity.
Jul 24, 2020
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Immunology
T cell immunity in the elderly
A study by Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute (BDI) expands the understanding of the molecular pathways that control T cell function and survival and how it relates to declining T cell immunity in the elderly.
Jun 5, 2020
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Medications
Tweak to pritelivir allows treatment of latent herpes infections
A team of researchers at Innovative Molecules GmbH, working with several other institutions in Germany, has developed a small-molecule therapy for the treatment of latent herpes simplex virus infections. In their paper published ...
Medications
'Significant' COVID-19 drug breakthrough
A new inhalation treatment for preventing the spread of COVID-19 is potentially far more effective than currently existing versions, according to new research carried out at the University of St Andrews.
Oct 12, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Antibody cocktail prevents 100% of symptomatic COVID-19 infections, early results suggest
An antibody cocktail being tested at UVA Health and other sites was able to block 100% of symptomatic COVID-19 infections among people exposed to the virus, early results from the clinical trial suggest.
Feb 4, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Cancer-killing virus acts by alerting immune system
A new UC San Francisco study has shown that a cancer-killing ("oncolytic") virus currently in clinical trials may function as a cancer vaccine—in addition to killing some cancer cells directly, the virus alerts the immune ...
Feb 13, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Long haul COVID patients find hope in recovery clinics
When Stephanie Hedrick realized she was still suffering from shortness of breath, blurry vision and brain fog months after recovering from COVID-19, she knew she needed more help than her primary care doctor alone could provide.
Jan 31, 2022
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Medications
A possible treatment for COVID-19 and an approach for developing others
SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 disease is more transmissible, but has a lower mortality rate than its sibling, SARS-CoV, according to a review article published this week in Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, ...
Mar 26, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
How to tell if your sniffles, sneezing, or cough is a simple allergy rather than COVID-19
We're told to stay home if we feel unwell during the COVID-19 pandemic. But what if your sniffles, sore throat or cough aren't infectious? What if they're caused by hayfever or another allergic reaction? You may be doing ...
Jul 28, 2020
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Immunology
Inflammation triggers unsustainable immune response to chronic viral infection
Scientists at the University of Basel discovered a fundamental new mechanism explaining the inadequate immune defense against chronic viral infection. These results may open up new avenues for vaccine development. They have ...
Oct 21, 2016
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