Posts Tagged ‘COVID-19’
Coronavirus does not infect the brain but still inflicts damage
The neurological changes often seen in COVID-19 patients may result from inflammation triggered by the virus in other parts of the body or in the brain’s blood vessels. …
Read Full ArticleFit matters most when double masking to protect yourself from COVID-19
Wearing two face coverings can nearly double the effectiveness of filtering out SARS-CoV-2-sized particles, preventing them from reaching the wearer’s nose and mouth …
Read Full ArticlePast COVID-19 infection does not fully protect young people from reinfection
An observational study of more than 3,000 healthy members of the US Marines Corps finds that a past COVID-19 infection does not completely protect against reinfection. …
Read Full ArticleTen reasons supporting SARS-CoV-2 airborne transmission
An international team of scientists examines the scientific evidence in support of SARS-CoV-2 airborne transmission. …
Read Full ArticleNew findings on the persistence of SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibodies
Population-based study finds levels of specific SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibodies dropped in most study participants with a previous infection after four to five months, and in some, antibodies were not detectable. …
Read Full ArticleInterleukin-33 involved in SARS-CoV-2 immunity
New study links the production of cytokine interleukin 33 to SARS-CoV-2 immunity, which could have implications for future COVID-19 therapies. …
Read Full ArticleCOVID-19 causes unexpected cellular response in the lungs
A biochemical pathway, known as the immune complement system, is unexpectedly triggered in lung cells by SARS-CoV-2, which might explain why COVID-19 is so difficult to treat. …
Read Full ArticleOne in ten have long-term effects 8 months following mild COVID-19
Eight months after mild COVID-19, one in ten people still has at least one moderate to severe symptom with an impact on quality of life. …
Read Full ArticleCOVID-19 survivors might need just one dose of two-part vaccine
A single dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for individuals who previously had COVID-19 generates an immunologic response similar to that of individuals receiving the two-dose recommended sequence …
Read Full ArticleAnti-inflammatory drug protects against lethal inflammation from COVID-19 in animal models
A widely available and inexpensive anti-inflammatory drug, topotecan, reduced morbidity and mortality in mice infected with SARS-CoV-2. …
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