by Peter Grad , Medical Xpress “This paper made my jaw drop.” “It is just a wacko hypothesis.” “This article isn’t so much a scientific paper as a representation of what a moron thinks a scientific paper is.” “You haven’t seen the stupidest published SARS-CoV-2 take yet [until you read this]. I PROMISE you.” The...
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Treatment with interferon-α2b speeds up recovery of COVID-19 patients in exploratory study
by Frontiers Treatment with antivirals such as interferons may significantly improve virus clearance and reduce levels of inflammatory proteins in COVID-19 patients, according to a new study in Frontiers in Immunology. Researchers conducting an exploratory study on a cohort of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Wuhan found that treatment with interferon (IFN)-α2b significantly reduced the du-ration...
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Study sheds new light on how cells interact with their surroundings
Researchers from Queen Mary University of London identify novel pathway behind how cells sense and respond to their environment. The study, published in Nature Materials, found that a previously overlooked protein, known as syndecan-4, is important for transmitting external signals into the cell. Syndecan-4 senses movements outside the cell and converts them into biochemical signals...