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Two existing drugs point to a potential new target against COVID-19
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Two existing drugs point to a potential new target against COVID-19

by Alice McCarthy, Harvard Medical School Researchers have found that an existing drug, apilimod, prevented infection of human cells with the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Credit: Tomas Kirchhausen New lab-based studies show that two existing drugs, including one developed by a researcher at Harvard Medical School and Boston Children’s Hospital, inhibit SARS-CoV-2—the virus that causes COVID-19—from infecting...

Discovery of natural compound may help fend off antibiotic resistance of hard-to-treat infections
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Discovery of natural compound may help fend off antibiotic resistance of hard-to-treat infections

The Vanderbilt Laboratory for Biosynthetic Studies, led by Brian Bachmann, professor of chemistry, has discovered a naturally occurring compound that is resilient to antibiotic resistance because of its rare properties. Antibiotic resistance, the ability of bacteria to evade antibiotic treatment, has been identified by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as one of the...

Vaccine developed for human herpesvirus 6B
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Vaccine developed for human herpesvirus 6B

by Kobe University A research group led by Professor Mori Yasuko (of the Division of Clinical Virology, Center for Infectious Diseases, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine) has revealed that the HHV-6B glycoprotein complex gH/gL/gQ1/gQ2 is an effective vaccine candidate for human herpesvirus 6B (HHV-6B). There are still no methods to treat or prevent HHV-6B...

Oxford metastudy finds honey most effective treatment for coughs and colds
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Oxford metastudy finds honey most effective treatment for coughs and colds

By Rich Haridy August 18, 2020 A new systematic review and meta-analysis from a trio of University of Oxford researchers is affirming the effectiveness of honey as a first-line treatment for upper respiratory tract infections (URTI). The study suggests antibiotics are ineffective for these kinds of minor coughs and colds, and honey offers superior symptomatic...

Malaria discovery could expedite antiviral treatment for COVID-19
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Malaria discovery could expedite antiviral treatment for COVID-19

by RMIT University The study, conducted by an international team and led by RMIT University’s Professor Christian Doerig, outlines a strategy that could save years of drug discovery research and millions of dollars in drug development by repurposing existing treatments designed for other diseases such as cancer. The approach shows so much promise it has...

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CAN BOOSTING THE IMMUNE SYSTEM TREAT COVID-19?

Boosting the immune system could offer a potential treatment strategy for COVID-19, according to a new study. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to claim lives around the world, much research has focused on the immune system’s role in patients who become seriously ill. A popular theory has it that the immune system gets so revved...

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COVID-19: Immune system derails

DZNE – GERMAN CENTER FOR NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES Contrary to what has been generally assumed so far, a severe course of COVID-19 does not solely result in a strong immune reaction – rather, the immune response is caught in a continuous loop of activation and inhibition. Experts from Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, the University of Bonn,...

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Anatomy of an acne treatment

Sarecycline, a drug approved for use in the United States in 2018, is the first new antibiotic approved to treat acne in more than 40 years. Now, researchers at Yale and the University of Illinois-Chicago have discovered how its unique chemical structure makes it effective. Their new study is the most detailed biological analysis to...