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Following the announcement by President Trump that he is taking hydroxychloroquine, many people have been searching for evidence for hydroxychloroquine for coronavirus infections to see if there is a case…
New data suggests smokers have a much higher risk of COVID-19 complications than non-smokers, but the reasons why are not understood. One recent study suggests that the reason may be…
Researchers have identified a fully human monoclonal antibody that prevents SARS-CoV-2 from infecting human cultured cells. Monoclonal antibodies are man-made molecules that mimic human antibodies in the immune system. As…
Two new studies have been published in the past few days that shed light on how SARS-CoV-2 spreads and enters the body and identifies the specific cell types that the…
Washington University School of Medicine researchers have cured a type of diabetes in mice using the CRISPR gene editing tool. Diabetes is caused when the islet beta cells of the…
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a progressive disease of the lungs characterized by inflammation, fibrosis, excessive mucus production, and destruction of the alveoli where gas exchange occurs. COPD is…
Researchers at MIT and Skoltech have developed a new combinatorial therapy that could be used to treat liver cancer in humans, the fourth most common form of cancer. The researchers…
New research suggests COVID-19 patients remain capable of transmitting the virus for several days after all symptoms of infection have disappeared. One small study, published in the American Journal of…
The 2019 Novel Coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, which causes the disease COVID-19 in humans, has spread around the world rapidly, far faster and to a much greater extent than similar coronaviruses such…
Infection with the 2019 Novel Coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2 does not cause symptoms for up to two weeks, during which time individuals can transmit the coronavirus to others. Coupled with a lack…