Innate immune system overreacts in severe COVID-19 patients
Photo Cred: Polina Tankilevitch/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury In patients with severe cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), the innate immune system overreacts, which may underlie the formation of blood clots...
Read MoreGut microbiome implicated in healthy aging, longevity, study finds
Photo Cred: ThisIsEngineering/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury Researchers from the Institute for Systems Biology in Seattle, Washington identified distinct signatures in the gut microbiome that are associated with either healthy or...
Read MoreShort-term low carbohydrate diet may target type 2 diabetes, study finds
Photo Cred: Ella Olsson/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury Patients with type 2 diabetes who follow a strict low carbohydrate diet for six months may experience greater rates of remission compared with...
Read MoreCOVID-19 variants may lead to false negative tests, FDA says
Photo Cred: Karolina Grabowska/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury Genetic variants of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), may lead to false negative test results with molecular tests, according...
Read MoreAnalysis of COVID-19 immune response post-infection points to protective immunity
Photo Cred: Pixabay/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury Researchers who studied antibody and immune cell responses in more than 180 men and women who had recovered from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) reported...
Read MoreGreatest risk factors of mortality from COVID-19 identified in new findings
Photo Cred: Anna Shvets/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury Hospitalized novel coronavirus (COVID-19) patients have a greater risk of dying if they are men or if they are obese or have complications...
Read MoreChildren’s Hospital Los Angeles conducts large-scale pediatric COVID-19 genomic study
Photo Cred: Piron Guillaume/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury Scientists at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) published a new large-scale pediatric novel coronavirus (COVID-19) study, suggesting a possible link between specific viral...
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...
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