Evolutionary tradeoffs: Research explores the role of iron levels in COVID-19 infections
Our immune systems rely on iron to function, but so do invading viruses and bacteria. New research from Binghamton University ...
An intense flu season is filling hospitals with severely ill patients
The US is in the throes an unusually intense and severe flu season, with hospitalization rates topping the levels seen with ...
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There are good and bad bacteria, but are there good viruses? Part 2
If people had been aware of the existence of bacteria and their role in causing the Black Death in the 14th century, as well ...
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Immune System Regulated by Fluoxetine to Fight Infections and Sepsis in Murine
Researchers say study provides sufficient rationale to further explore the therapeutic uses of SSRIs during infection.
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Data: Despite high risk of poor outcomes, only 1% of pregnant COVID patients given antiviral
The rate of antiviral prescriptions was 67% lower in pregnant than in nonpregnant women, including those with 1 or more ...
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How Bacteria Outsmart Disinfectants
Disinfectants induce oxidative damage in bacteria, but a single mutation triggers the expression of genes that help the ...
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Cardiac events and procedures following COVID-19 compared with other pneumonias: a national register study
Background Studies have shown an increased risk of cardiac disease following COVID-19, but how it compares to pneumonia of ...
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Covid victim’s bacteria-infected liver gives life to cirrhosis patient
Kolkata: Doctors at IPGMER have successfully transplanted a liver that was infected with bacteria as well as the Covid virus. The recipient, a liver cirrhosis patient who has been recuperating ...