A new discovery published as a brief in Nature Genetics has moved the needle, identifying a genetic link to the biological mechanisms.
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Researchers found that synthetic cannabidiol (CBD) augments the anti-viral response of cells to three key proteins produced by the SARS-CoV-2 genome—which was, until now, an unknown effect.
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Researchers have discovered a common cold does the opposite—it protects the immune system from SARS-CoV-2 infection.
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Hospital staff re-used N95 respirators to ease supply constraints, employing vaporized hydrogen peroxide (VHP)—common, effective environmental disinfection agent—as a decontamination method.
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An experimental immunotherapy can temporarily reprogram patients’ immune cells to attack a specific target via only a single injection of messenger RNA (mRNA), similar to the mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines.
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Patients hospitalized with COVID-19 who had a combination of high blood pressure, obesity, diabetes, or other conditions associated with metabolic syndrome were at much higher risk of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and death.
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Though the work, based on quantum effects, is still theoretical, these detectors could potentially be adapted to detect virtually any virus.
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Today, the FDA authorized the emergency use of the first at-home, oral pill for the treatment of mild-to-moderate COVID-19.
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To counter future coronavirus outbreaks, the global scientific and medical research community should focus a major effort now on three goals.
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Doctors in Lisbon report on the case of a 61-year-old man who received a double lung transplant after his lungs were irreparably damaged by COVID-19.
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Stainless steel is one of the most extensively used materials in many public areas and hygiene facilities but has no inherent antimicrobial properties.
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Scientists studying the molecular underpinnings of COVID-19 have bad news to share: in addition to the dangerous omicron variant, the upcoming winter season is going to worsen the pandemic. That’s because there’s more evidence than ever that COVID-19 is a seasonal disease.
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To do this, researchers isolated stem cells from patient stomach samples, and grow them under special conditions in the lab to obtain mini-stomachs in a dish that mimic the behaviour of a human stomach.
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Things that are freeze-dried: Astronaut food. Emergency rations. And, just maybe, some future COVID-19 vaccines.
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When COVID-19 first presented itself in December 2019, drug makers (and others) were caught blindsided. The big three that have emerged since then—Pfizer/BioNTech, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson—are determined to make sure history doesn’t repeat itself so soon.
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