[ad_1] Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.November 19, 2020 The COVID-19 pandemic continues to cause significant illness and death while treatment options remain limited. Scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital have discovered a potential strategy to prevent life-threatening inflammation, lung damage, and organ failure in patients with COVID-19. The research …
Read More »Gut microflora linked to Alzheimer’s disease – Naked Science
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Read More »The study confirms the link between the gut microbiota and Alzheimer’s disease
[ad_1] Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.November 16, 2020 Alzheimer’s disease is the most common cause of dementia. Still incurable, it directly affects nearly one million people in Europe and indirectly millions of family members and society as a whole. In recent years, the scientific community has suspected that the gut …
Read More »The study explains why anti-inflammatory drugs benefit only a few people with severe COVID-19
[ad_1] Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.November 16, 2020 The tipping point for people with COVID-19 typically comes in the second week of symptoms. As most people begin to recover, few others find it increasingly difficult to breathe and end up in the hospital. It has been theorized that those whose …
Read More »Research shows a unique repertoire of T cell receptors in MIS-C patients
[ad_1] Children with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) sometimes develop multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C), which is associated with high morbidity. The underlying mechanism associated with T cells is described by the researchers in a new study published on the prepress server bioRxiv* in November 2020, in response to superantigen …
Read More »Microbes in the lungs could influence the progression and prognosis of lung cancer
[ad_1] Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.November 11, 2020 CONCLUSION: Lung enrichment with oral commensal microbes was associated with advanced disease, poorer prognosis, and tumor progression in lung cancer patients. Journal in which the study was published: Discovery of cancer, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research Author: Leopoldo …
Read More »Lower risk of autism associated with average levels of immune markers measured at birth
[ad_1] Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.November 10, 2020 The causes of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), including genetic and environmental factors, are not fully understood. Many studies have already shown that severe maternal infection during pregnancy is associated with an increased risk to offspring in both humans and animals. New research, …
Read More »3D printed biodegradable esophageal stents for the treatment of radiation esophagitis
[ad_1] Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.November 10, 2020 Radiation esophagitis, characterized by inflammation of the esophagus, is the most common acute adverse effect of radiotherapy causing swallowing problems. This eventually causes dehydration and leaves the body unsuitable for further treatment. Unfortunately, there is currently no direct cure for patients suffering …
Read More »Aspirin to be tested as a potential COVID-19 treatment as part of the RECOVERY study
[ad_1] Confirmed cases for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) – caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) have surpassed 50.8 million worldwide. As many countries begin to impose tighter blockades once again amid recurring cases, scientists are frantically trying to develop an effective treatment regimen for COVID-19 or antiviral …
Read More »Delirium accompanied by fever could be an early symptom of COVID-19
[ad_1] Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.November 4, 2020 Delirium accompanied by fever could be an early symptom of COVID-19. This is the main conclusion drawn from a review of scientific research conducted by researchers from the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC). The study is published in open access Journal of …
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