Could beta-blockers be a potential treatment for COVID-19?
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Monoclonal antibody HB27 shows potent neutralizing activity against SARS-CoV-2
A new study reports a very promising anti-SARS-CoV-2 monoclonal antibody, HB27, that appears to have two distinct mechanisms of action inhibiting the virus-host cell interaction...
Early use of existing treatment helps save hospitalized COVID-19 patients
The lives of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 are being saved by doctors who are using an existing medical treatment at an earlier stage. Source link...
Diabetes and hypertension may increase the risk of COVID-19 brain complications
New data has revealed those with type 2 diabetes and hypertension are at an increased risk of neurological complications following infection with COVID-19. Source link...
LOX plays a number of key roles in promoting skin and organ fibrosis in scleroderma
A team of researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) has found that the molecule lysyl oxidase (LOX) plays a number of important...
UCLA researchers pinpoint how smoking causes more severe COVID-19 infection
UCLA researchers using a model of airway tissue created from human stem cells have pinpointed how smoking cigarettes causes more severe infection by SARS-CoV-2, the...
Biomimetic cellular vectors for enhancing drug delivery to the lungs.
Related Articles Biomimetic cellular vectors for enhancing drug delivery to the lungs. Sci Rep. 2020 01 13;10(1):172 Authors: Evangelopoulos M, Yazdi IK, Acciardo S, Palomba...
Microbes in the lungs could influence lung cancer progression and prognosis
Bottom Line: Enrichment of the lungs with oral commensal microbes was associated with advanced stage disease, worse prognosis, and tumor progression in patients with lung...
Study: Hydroxychloroquine has no effect on abnormal heart rhythm in lupus patients with CKD
New research shows that adults with lupus who take the antimalarial drug, hydroxychloroquine, do not have any differences in their corrected QT (QTc) intervals, an...
Patients with rheumatic diseases reported antimalarial drug shortages during COVID-19
A new study shows that patients with rheumatic diseases across Africa, Southeast Asia, the Americas and Europe had trouble filling their prescriptions of antimalarial drugs,...
Black patients with lupus have higher risk of stroke and ischemic heart disease
New research reveals that, in the U.S., Black patients with lupus have a threefold higher risk of stroke and a 24-fold higher risk of ischemic...
Researchers develop novel therapeutic approach against COPD
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is one of the most common and deadliest diseases worldwide. Source link...
5-amino levulinic acid inhibits SARS-CoV-2 infection in vitro
Researchers tested 5-amino levulinic acid in vitro in human-derived cells and found it prevents severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. Because it is...
Study focuses on electroencephalogram abnormalities of the brain
Throughout the pandemic, healthcare workers have seen more than just the lungs affected by COVID-19. Doctors have reported neurological complications including stroke, headache and seizures,...
SARS-CoV-2 virus may target red marrow and prevent the formation of new erythrocytes
Specialists from the Department of Fundamental Medicine of Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU) with Russian and Japanese colleagues have probed into mechanisms of COVID-19 inside-the-body...
AI can detect COVID-19 in the lungs like a virtual physician, new study shows
New research shows that artificial intelligence can be nearly as accurate as a physician in diagnosing COVID-19 in the lungs. The study also shows the...
Researchers detect pollution particles in the placentas of UK women
Pollution particles, including metals, have been found in the placentas of fifteen women in London, according to research led by Queen Mary University of London....
Doctors Should Watch for Punctured Lungs in COVID Patients
Before the pandemic, this problem was typically seen in very tall young men or older patients with severe lung disease. But some British researchers noticed...
COVID-19 ‘long-haulers’ experience lingering health effects
Called “long-haulers” or “long-termers,” some people report lingering symptoms of the illness for months. These people experience symptoms ranging from fatigue and weakness to chest...
Researchers develop new PET imaging agent that spotlights inflammation
Many of the most common diseases — cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular and lung disease, and even COVID-19 — have been linked to chronic or excessive inflammation....