UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE IMAGE: HORMONE DRUGS MAY DISARM COVID-19 SPIKE, PENN STUDY SUGGESTS CREDIT: GETTY IMAGES PHILADELPHIA–Hormone drugs that reduce androgen levels may help disarm the coronavirus spike protein used to infect cells and stop the progression of severe COVID-19 disease, suggests a new preclinical study from researchers in the Abramson Cancer Center at the...
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Study reveals the impact of systemic inflammation on disease progression
by Johannes Angerer, Medical University of Vienna Credit: CC0 Public Domain Every year, liver cirrhosis is responsible for approximately 170,000 deaths in Europe and recent epidemiological data show Austria to be in second place in regard to prevalence of cirrhosis in Europe. Excessive alcohol consumption, poor dietary habits, and metabolic comorbidities are the most common causes...