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A collaboration of researchers evaluated 780,000 immune cells from 130 patients and found different immune responses in those with severe COVID19 disease. The question then becomes one of the chicken or the egg, or in other words, are we seeing a cause or an effect here? With the age...
As we watch the plot of COVID19 play itself out both in science and politics, one question arises daily: “Why?”. For example, “Why does COVID19 cause brain symptoms?” More specifically, does it infect the brain directly or are the brain and its cells just...
The field of infectious disease plays out like a war game in which our immune system battles against viruses which each have their own secret weapons to disable or disrupt our defense systems. In the case of COVID, it too possesses various means of sabotaging our defenses in order to gain...
In high school, everyone joked that they would never use their Algebra 2 again, but mathematicians appear to be planning a takeover of the world with all their models of doomsday COVID 19 predictions. Mathematicians reported their model to predict which cities could become super-spreaders...
Surprises continue to arise out of the aggressive research into COVID 19 risk factors. As the numbers of infected patients continue to accumulate and politicians push the need to protect hospitals from overflow, we keep learning why some people get it worse than others. In this case,...
California Just Keeps on Giving
Many of us inside and outside California have grown tired of the gifts California offers. The latest gift of another variant of COVID-19 stands out as another gift to return when the store re-opens. With all the news attention that new variants gets,...
Multiple Defenses against COVID
Our immune system sports more defenses against COVID-19 than just antibodies. While the experts lose sleep over whether vaccines and antibodies will work against new strains, our amazing immune system offers more options. Researchers at La Jolla...
With the abysmal ratings of the recent Superbowl as an indicator, the world’s attention is clearly more attuned to the COVID-19 pandemic than the whiny stars of pro- sports. In the ongoing mini-series of COVID-19, the latest stars of infectious disease include a list of so...
Another study our of The Karolinska Institute indicates that COVID-19 infection during pregnancy is not associated with neonatal complications. Two thirds of the moms who tested positive were asymptomatic from the virus.
Mia Ahlberg, Martin Neovius, Sissel Saltvedt, Jonas Söderling,...
While Britain may be locking down again, at least their researchers are uncovering some good news. The Imperial College of London released findings that COVID-19 infection “appears rare in newborn babies”. Buried in the report, they also reaffirmed...
With all the hysteria surrounding, COVID-19, one would think that the virus is a death sentence for everyone. In fact, we are learning a lot about risk factors which indicate many are not at high risk. Initially there was concern that pregnant moms and their newborns might be at...
Here we go again, looking for an effective therapy for COVID-19. It’s like the story of medieval knights where every brave knight is bringing his meds, supplements and potions to see if they can vanquish the dragon plague ravaging the kingdom. All the drug companies are hoping...
