The first human trial of an antibody therapy to treat COVID-19 is underway, CNN reported Monday. According to drug maker Eli Lilly, the phase 1 trial is designed to find if the drug is safe and well tolerated. Results are expected this month. If the drug does prove safe and effective, it could be available for use by the fall, […]
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(HealthDay)—A significant decline was seen in the monthly surgical case volume of acute type A aortic dissection in New York City after COVID-19, according to a research letter published online May 14 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. Ismail El-Hamamsy, M.D., Ph.D., from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City, and colleagues […]
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Coronavirus lockdown measures in the UK have been eased allowing people to meet in groups of up to six and two different households to meet up outdoors. But while restrictions have been eased, a new study has suggested couples take precautions when having sex, otherwise it could lead to unwanted spread of the virus. READ MORE Coronavirus symptoms: How 35% […]
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The Coronavirus pandemic holds the entire world in suspense: more than five million people were infected worldwide with the novel pathogen, Sars-CoV-2 – 182.055 of them so far in Germany. The world health organization (WHO) has warned of an increase in the number of deaths in the Corona-crisis due to the excessive use of antibiotics. The greatly increased administration of […]
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One of the most discussed topics during the conferences daily briefings is the possibility of a second outbreak if the prevention measures are disregarded or relaxed too soon. In the UK, it has been debated whether a second wave of cases could be more aggressive than the first outbreak and therefore cause the NHS to collapse. Hugh Pennington, emeritus professor of […]
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It is well known that rates of transmission of some respiratory viruses, including influenza, tend to fall during the summer months. As COVID-19 has spread across the globe, questions have been raised about whether warming temperatures, humidity and UV index might slow, or even halt, the spread of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. These effects on virus transmission will […]
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(HealthDay)—More evidence has surfaced that the COVID-19 coronavirus was circulating in the United States as much as a month prior to the first confirmed local case in February, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Friday. Genetic analysis of early cases suggests a single line of coronavirus imported from China began circulating in the United States between Jan. […]
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A California biotech company says its experimental drug remdesivir improved symptoms when given for five days to moderately ill, hospitalized patients with COVID-19. Gilead Sciences gave few details on Monday but said full results would soon be published in a medical journal. Remdesivir is the only treatment that’s been shown in a rigorous experiment to help fight the coronavirus. A […]
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Selectively increasing the levels of a certain protein in nerve cells that play a key role in memory storage boosts memory performance, as demonstrated in experiments on mice by a group of scientists at Heidelberg University led by Dr. Ana Oliveira. The responsible protein is Dnmt3a2—a so-called epigenetic factor that chemically modifies the genome and thus influences memory processes. By […]
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COVID-19 has placed a huge strain on cancer services in the UK. It’s been felt in all areas of cancer care—from screening and diagnosis through to cancer treatment, as we’ve blogged about before. And new figures have revealed the sheer scale of this disruption—estimating that over 2 million people in the UK are waiting for screening, tests and treatments since […]
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