Study Identifies New Approach for Developing Simple-to-Use, ‘Shelf-Available’ COVID Treatment Options
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) via Newswise – An array of new, simple “shelf-available” SARS-CoV-2 treatment options could soon be available in the…
Tricking the Body to Treat Breast Cancer
Sanford Burnham Prebys via Newswise – With the help of two new grants from the National Institutes of Health totaling more than $4.4 million, Sanford Burnham Prebys…
Pre-Infection Low Vitamin D Associated with Severe Covid
Naama Barak via Israel21c – Over a year and a half into the Covid crisis, most of us have already heard about the link between vitamin…
Pre-Existing Coronavirus Antibodies Could Help Protect Children Against New Pandemic Strain
The Francis Crick Institute via EurekAlert – Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute and University College London have found that some antibodies, created by the immune…
Covid-19 Pneumonia Drug Candidate Being Prepared Rapidly
Abigail Klein Leichman via Israel21c – RedHill Biopharma of Tel Aviv is collaborating with two pharmaceutical manufacturers in Europe and Canada to ramp up manufacturing of…
Why Is Obesity So Common in COVID-19 Patients?
Pennington Biomedical Research Center via Newswise – A hormone that connects the body’s metabolism and immune response system may explain why COVID-19 is so dangerous for…
Florida Medical School Dean: COVID-19 Affects Some Blood Types More Than Others
Lorie Johnson via CBN News – The state of Florida has seen the most dramatic rise in coronavirus cases. Recently, CBN News spoke to a doctor there…
Viruses Can Steal Our Genetic Code to Create New Human-Virus Genes
Mount Sinai Health System via Newswise – Like a scene out of “Invasion of the Body Snatchers,” a virus infects a host and converts it into…
Reprogramming of Immune System Cures Child with Often-Fatal Fungal Infection
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences via Newswise – In the June 11 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, a team of UCLA…