Researchers found that convalescent plasma reduced the need for hospitalization by half for outpatients who participated in the study. Convalescent plasma is plasma from people who have recovered from COVID-19 and whose blood contains antibodies against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. CONVALESCENT PLASMA IS THE ONLY ANTIBODY THERAPY THAT “KEEPS UP WITH SARS-COV-2 VARIANTS,”...
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Four plant-based foods to eat every week, and why science suggests they’re good for you
by Clare Collins, The Conversation Credit: Shutterstock As a laureate professor in nutrition and dietetics people often ask—what do you eat? Plant-based foods are good sources of healthy nutrients. These include different types of dietary fiber, vitamins, minerals, and a range of “phytonutrients,” which plants produce to help them grow or protect them from pathogens...
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Can the COVID-19 delta variant evade vaccine-induced immunity?
Interview conducted by Emily Henderson, B.Sc. Jan 5 2022 Thought LeadersProfessor Brian J. WillettViral Immunologist University of Glasgow In this interview, we speak to Professor Brian J. Willett from the University of Glasgow about his latest research into COVID-19 and whether the delta variant can evade vaccine-induced immunity. Please could you introduce yourself and tell...
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The six-minute training hack that can improve face recognition skills
Our brains are wired to recognise faces holistically, but focusing on two standout features can improve performance, a new UNSW study shows. Is that really you on your driver’s licence or passport photo? That is the question facing border security officials, police, security staff, and forensic scientists on a daily basis, especially when automated face...
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Boosting the body’s response to infections with a bio-inspired peptide
Peptide molecule developed by USC researchers could help meet the critical need for new drugs to combat antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Somewhere along the long and winding road of evolution, our ancestors lost the ability to produce a small but mighty group of molecules called theta-defensins that help fight bacterial infections. More than seven million years later, researchers...
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Researchers urge: ‘Prescribe aspirin based on benefit-to-risk not age’
FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY IMAGE: TO DO THE MOST GOOD FOR THE MOST PATIENTS IN PRIMARY PREVENTION OF HEART ATTACKS AND STROKES, HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS SHOULD MAKE INDIVIDUAL CLINICAL JUDGEMENTS ABOUT PRESCRIBING ASPIRIN ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS AND BASED ON BENEFIT-TO-RISK NOT AGE. CREDIT: FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY/GETTY IMAGES Recent guidelines have restricted aspirin use in the...
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Do you need another COVID-19 booster?
by Tanner Stening, Northeastern University Northeastern community members receive a first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at the Cabot Testing Center. Credit: Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University As the U.S. enters its third year of the pandemic, COVID-19 cases are at an all-time high thanks to the highly transmissible omicron variant. Unlike earlier phases of the...
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Could microclots help explain the mystery of long Covid?
My lab has found significant microclot formation in long Covid patients. Unfortunately, these are missed in routine blood tests ‘We urgently need to invest in more research and clinical trials to better understand and further confirm the link between abnormal blood clotting, hypoxia, and vascular dysfunction in patients with long Covid.’ Photograph: Science Photo Library/AlamyWed...
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COVID-Positive or Exposed? What to Do Next
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. With new cases of COVID-19 skyrocketing to more than 240,000 a day recently in the U.S., many people are facing the same situation: A family member or friend tests positive or was exposed to someone who did, and the holiday gathering, visit,...
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New patent-free COVID vaccine developed as “gift to the world”
By Rich Haridy January 03, 2022 The initial Corbevax vaccine research was led by Maria Elena Bottazzi and Peter Hotez from the Texas Children’s Hospital Center for Vaccine DevelopmentTexas Children’s Hospital A new COVID-19 vaccine, developed by researchers from the Texas Children’s Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine, is being offered patent-free to vaccine manufacturers...