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With the myriad assortment of statistics developing for COVD-19 infection we can all agree that some people, especially the elderly, suffer more.  We might just chalk it up to age and general decline, but thankfully researchers like to know more.  This article discusses 2 theories about why COVID 19...

Another group of researchers compared immune responses of two sets of Chinese patients experiencing COVID-19 infection.  Interestingly, in those with the asymptomatic disease confirmed by PCR tests, their immune responses seemed less robust than the symptomatic group.  Why would a weaker immune resp...

Thankfully, COVID affects children far less severely than adults, but why?  The more we can understand our immune responses against COVID-19, the more likely we can find ways to combat the disease and boost those defenses.  The fact that children do not suffer as often or as severely as adults has a...

  As a follow up to this week’s post on auto-antibodies against interferons contributing to a more severe case of COVID 19, we glance at other factors leading to more severe disease. Researchers found that patients whose viral load began declining and whose interferon alpha level did not go up tende...

The plot thickens.  As investigators sift through piles of data left behind by the OCIVD 19 pandemic, they search for patterns to explain why and how this little virus caused so much havoc.  While we can debate the national responses to the virus’ spread, we should all agree that the rapid-fire scie...

Have You “Herd” About COVID-19 Immunity:

How many people need to be infected to prevent further infection?

            The fields of epidemiology, immunology, and infectious disease intersect in the theory of herd immunity (stay tuned for why I call it a theory).  The theory presses the statistics...

  Why? Why? Why?  Everyone wants to know why some people get COVID and some don’t, why some become critically ill and die.  Researchers race to be the one who uncovers the hidden secret of COVID epidemiology.  Several risk factors have bene identified such as age, uncontrolled diabetes, and vitamin ...

   The intense race to understand COVID and the wide breadth of body systems which are affected by this coronavirus is pushing forward research in all areas of medicine.  With the apparently increased clotting rate leading to more severe disease, many are investigating a branch of our immune system ...

Researchers at La Jolla Institute for Immunology provided compelling evidence that prior exposures to other strains of coronaviruses that cause the common cold provide some protection against their evil SARS CoV2 cousin.  The world has been wondering why some individuals seem protected from severe C...

  As we race against the COVID clock, researchers are searching for the underlying mechanisms by which SARS CoV2 can cause such havoc in the lungs and other organs of the critically ill patients.  This clotting contributes to the severity and fatalities of COVID blocking blood flow in lungs, hearts,...

    In the race against COVID 19, we have learned a few things.  One of those nuggets of wisdom is that certain groups are at higher risk for COVID 19 infection.  Those individuals considered obese by Body Mass Index criteria are especially at risk.  Normally in such situations, public health urges ...

The world is searching for prevention and cures against COVID-19.  Billions are being spent on pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals, and vaccines in regards to research and active therapy.  I hope that we don’t ignore some simple and cost-effective options like “heat”. 

            I am glad to see some...