Dexamethasone as COVID-19 treatment less effective with diabetes patients
Photo Cred: Cottonbro/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury The widely available steroid dexamethasone may not benefit diabetes patients diagnosed with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), according to new research published in the Journal...
Read MoreCleveland Clinic researchers find melatonin potential COVID-19 treatment
Photo Cred: Artem Podrez/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury A new Cleveland Clinic-led study suggests that melatonin, a hormone that regulates the sleep-wake cycle and is commonly used as an over-the-counter sleep...
Read MorePfizer, BioNTech announce vaccine candidate success in early analysis
Photo Cred: RF._.studio/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury Pharmaceutical giants Pfizer and BioNTech announced this morning that its vaccine candidate was found to be more than 90 percent effective in preventing the...
Read MorePresident-elect Biden announces COVID-19 task force
Photo Cred: Aaron Schwartz/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury The Biden-Harris Transition team announced earlier today the formation of the Transition COVID-19 Advisory Board, a team of leading public health experts who...
Read MoreEnzyme targeted by coronavirus also influences gut inflammation, study finds
Photo Cred: Ella Olsson/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury An enzyme that helps the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) infect the body also plays a role in inflammation and patient outcomes in inflammatory bowel...
Read MoreUnderlying mechanisms of inflammation may help anticipate clinical trajectories of COVID-19
Photo Cred: Ousa Chea/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury Rapid changes in a biomarker of inflammation may be a key predictor of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outcomes, according to a new study published...
Read MoreCognitive disorders linked to severe COVID-19 risk in new study
Photo Cred: Anna Shvets/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury Dementia and other cognitive disorders now appear to be risk factors for developing severe novel coronavirus (COVID-19), according to new research from the...
Read MoreRemdesivir for COVID-19 approved but still unproven, experts say
Photo Cred: Khara Woods/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury In light of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) a new commentary published in the journal Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications, researchers from Florida Atlantic University’s Schmidt...
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