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Infection with SARS-CoV-2 often sees patients temporarily lose the senses of smell (anosmia) and taste (ageusia), but why this occurs with COVID-19 is not well understood. A study of patients…
Stem cell transplants have been previously used to cure two patients of HIV. In both cases, the patients received a dose of stem cells taken from a donor who lacked…
New research into Alzheimer’s Disease suggests the disease is more diverse than previously thought and consists of at least three different subtypes, each of which presents differently in the brain….
Many COVID-19 patients experience neurological symptoms after being infected with SARS-CoV-2, leading researchers to speculate that the virus is able to cross the blood-brain barrier (BBB) and enter the brain….
Scientists at UCL have developed a new eye test and AI-based algorithm that allows the development of wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD) to be detected up to three years before…
A team of researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center have developed molecules containing small strands of RNA which have been shown to shut down the production of the destructive proteins…
Prior to late 2019, coronaviruses were best known as one of the main causes of the common cold. Coronaviruses typically only cause mild symptoms which last just a few days….
The experimental monoclonal antibody treatment for COVID-19 developed by the New York company Regeneron has attracted a lot of press in the past two weeks, in part because it is…
University of Chicago researchers have identified a new method of treating multiple sclerosis which has been shown to be more effective that current treatments in studies on mice. Multiple sclerosis…
Severe reactions to infection with SARS-CoV-2 are characterized by excessive inflammation in the lower airways, which has been linked to a pathological response of the immune system. Researchers at the…