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When covid deaths are dismissed or stigmatized, grief is mixed with shame and anger

Months after Kyle Dixon died, his old house in Lanse, Pennsylvania, is full of reminders of a life cut short.

16 Sep 2021

Researchers develop a new tool to help provide early warning of rare and unknown viruses

Researchers at McMaster University have developed a sophisticated new tool that could help provide early warning of rare and unknown viruses in the environment and identify potentially deadly bacterial pathogens which cause sepsis, among other uses.

15 Sep 2021

Flavonoids can potentially help prevent COVID-19-induced diarrhea, study finds

A recent study published in Tropical Biomedicine determines whether flavonoids can help prevent diarrhea caused by SARS-CoV-2 infection.

15 Sep 2021

ICUs are filled with covid — and regret

It's a struggle for Joe Gammon to talk. Lying in his bed in the intensive care unit at Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital in Nashville, Tennessee, this month, he described himself as "naive."

14 Sep 2021

Age-related differences in immune dynamics in rhesus macaques infected with SARS-CoV-2

In a recent study, authors explore the relationship between age and immune response to COVID-19.

13 Sep 2021

Rutgers study examines link between COVID-19 and memory loss, dementia

A new Rutgers study will examine how COVID-19 is affecting individuals in a number of cognitive-related areas, including memory loss, "brain fog," and dementia.

13 Sep 2021

Eosinophils play a role in the battle against cancer metastases, study finds

A new study at Tel Aviv University found that eosinophils - a type of white blood cells - are recruited to the battle against cancer metastases in the lungs.

13 Sep 2021

Acid pH enhances SARS-CoV-2 infection by up-regulating ACE2 receptor

A new study published in the journal Frontiers of Medicine indicated that Barrett's esophagus (BE) and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) may represent novel comorbidities associated with SARS-CoV-2 disease. A previous study had estimated that in the United States, 5.6% of adults have BE, a disease where esophageal squamous mucosa gets damaged by GERD.

12 Sep 2021

Researchers identify the spleen as primary site for priming of 'killer' T cells during influenza infection

CD8+ T cells - known as "killer" T cells - are the assassins of the immune system. Once they are primed, they seek out and destroy other cells that are infected with virus or cells that are cancerous.

12 Sep 2021

Drugs that mimic effects of cigarette smoke could become a potential tool to fight COVID-19

Researchers have identified two drugs that mimic the effect of chemicals in cigarette smoke to bind to a receptor in mammalian cells that inhibits production of ACE2 proteins, a process that appears to reduce the ability of the SARS-CoV-2 virus to enter the cell.

12 Sep 2021

ECMO life support is a last resort for covid, and in short supply in South

Hospital discharge day for Phoua Yang was more like a pep rally. On her way rolling out of TriStar Centennial Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee, she teared up as streamers and confetti rained down on her. Nurses chanted her name as they wheeled her out of the hospital for the first time since she arrived in February with covid-19, barely able to breathe.

10 Sep 2021

Nanoparticles-assisted delivery of antiviral-siRNA for treatment of COVID-19

A review aimed to determine the potential of siRNA as a potential COVID-19 treatment by reviewing the currently available literature.

10 Sep 2021

Allergic reactions provide protection against yeast-triggered asthma, research shows

We think of asthma and other allergic diseases as unnecessary aberrant immune responses that do more harm than good. However, new evidence by an international team led by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine shows that some allergic reactions provide necessary protection against highly invasive and potentially lethal infectious agents, such as yeast.

9 Sep 2021

Lungs News and Research

When covid deaths are dismissed or stigmatized, grief is mixed with shame and anger

Researchers develop a new tool to help provide early warning of rare and unknown viruses

Flavonoids can potentially help prevent COVID-19-induced diarrhea, study finds

ICUs are filled with covid — and regret

Age-related differences in immune dynamics in rhesus macaques infected with SARS-CoV-2

Rutgers study examines link between COVID-19 and memory loss, dementia

Eosinophils play a role in the battle against cancer metastases, study finds

Acid pH enhances SARS-CoV-2 infection by up-regulating ACE2 receptor

Researchers identify the spleen as primary site for priming of 'killer' T cells during influenza infection

Drugs that mimic effects of cigarette smoke could become a potential tool to fight COVID-19

ECMO life support is a last resort for covid, and in short supply in South

Nanoparticles-assisted delivery of antiviral-siRNA for treatment of COVID-19

Allergic reactions provide protection against yeast-triggered asthma, research shows

Genetically predicted COVID-19 linked to blood clots, thrombophlebitis and circulatory diseases

Research reveals a new role for platelets in COVID-19 blood vessel damage

People living with HIV have higher risk of sudden cardiac death, finds study

Researchers say modified COVID-19 vaccine boosters should control pandemic

Highly neutralizing human convalescent plasma reduces lung inflammation in SARS-CoV-2-infected macaques

Activated mast cell disorders potentially linked to SARS-CoV-2 immunity

COVID-19 infection does not appear to affect the lung function of young adults, finds study

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