Posts Tagged ‘COVID-19’
Early antiviral response in the nose may determine the course of COVID-19
Patients who went on to develop severe COVID-19 exhibited a much more muted local antiviral response compared to those who went on to develop mild disease. …
Read Full ArticleAge-dependent immune response to COVID-19 vaccine
Older people vaccinated against COVID-19 appear to have fewer antibodies against the novel coronavirus. …
Read Full ArticleExisting drug masitinib shown to inhibit SARS-CoV-2 virus
Existing drug masitinib shown to inhibit SARS-CoV-2 replication in human cell cultures and in a mouse model, leading to much lower viral loads. …
Read Full ArticleStrong immune response underlies acute kidney injury related to COVID-19
Acute kidney injury associated with COVID-19 resembles sepsis-caused kidney injury, and the immune response triggered by the viral infection plays a pivotal role. …
Read Full ArticleAutoantibodies add fuel to COVID-19 ‘firestorm’ of inflammation, blood clots
Autoantibodies in COVID-19 patients contribute to disease development and the ‘firestorm’ of blood clots and inflammation it induces. …
Read Full ArticleStudy shows why second dose of COVID-19 vaccine shouldn’t be skipped
The second dose of a COVID-19 vaccine induces a powerful boost to a part of the immune system that provides broad antiviral protection. …
Read Full Article3D ‘assembloid’ model shows how SARS-CoV-2 infects brain cells
A 3D assembloid model demonstrates a potential route of entry of SARS-CoV-2 into the human brain. …
Read Full ArticleBrain complications in children hospitalized with COVID-19
A new UK study has found that around 1 in 20 children hospitalized with COVID-19 develops brain or nerve complications linked to the viral infection. …
Read Full ArticleAntibiotic azithromycin no more effective than placebo as COVID-19 treatment
The antibiotic azithromycin was no more effective than a placebo in preventing symptoms of COVID-19 among non-hospitalized patients, and may increase their chance of hospitalization …
Read Full ArticleInhaled COVID-19 vaccine prevents disease and transmission in animals
A single dose of an intranasal COVID-19 vaccine fully protects mice and ferrets against lethal SARS-CoV-2 infection. …
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