Posts Tagged ‘COVID-19’
Aspirin use reduces risk of death in hospitalized COVID-19 patients
Hospitalized COVID-19 patients who were taking daily aspirin had lower risk of ICU admission, mechanical ventilation, and dying from the virus. …
Read Full ArticleImmune response is the probable underlying cause of neurological symptoms in COVID-19
The neurological symptoms in some COVID-19 patients are likely caused by immune response to the virus rather than the virus itself. …
Read Full ArticleTracking the SARS-CoV-2 virus with genome sequencing
Using next-generation sequencing on SARS-CoV-2 will help accurately diagnose the novel coronavirus, identify mutations, and track its history. …
Read Full ArticleResearchers discovered a second cell entry receptor for SARS-CoV-2
Study identifies the protein neuropilin-1 as a new cell entry receptor for SARS-CoV-2. …
Read Full ArticleViral ‘molecular scissor’ is next COVID-19 drug target
Scientists laid out a novel rationale for COVID-19 drug design – blocking a molecular “scissor” that the virus uses for virus production and to disable human proteins crucial to the immune response. …
Read Full ArticleCOVID-19 frequently causes neurological injuries
Without directly invading the brain or nerves, the virus responsible for COVID-19 causes potentially damaging neurological injuries in about one in seven infected. …
Read Full ArticleTotal deaths recorded during the pandemic far exceed those attributed to COVID-19
New analysis shows that for every two deaths attributed to COVID-19 in the U.S., a third American dies as a result of the pandemic. …
Read Full ArticleAge does not contribute to COVID-19 susceptibility
Mathematical modeling has shown that susceptibility to COVID-19 is independent of age, while the development of symptoms, disease progression, and mortality are age-dependent. …
Read Full ArticleImmune cell activation in severe COVID-19 resembles lupus
In severe COVID-19, the activation patterns of antibody-producing B cells resemble those seen in acute flares of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), an autoimmune disease. …
Read Full ArticleBlack and Asian patients have increased risk of severe COVID-19 at different stages of the disease
Patients of Black ethnicity have an increased risk of requiring hospital admission for COVID-19, while patients of Asian ethnicity have an increased risk of dying in hospital …
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