Coronavirus and the Nervous System
Authors: The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention What do we know about the effects of SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 on the nervous system? Much of the research to date…[...]
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Trained Innate Immunity, Epigenetics, and Covid-19
Authors: Alberto Mantovani, M.D., and Mihai G. Netea, M.D. Innate immunity is mediated by different cell types and cell-associated or fluid-phase pattern-recognition molecules and plays a key role in tissue repair…[...]
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Multi-layered transcriptomic analyses reveal an immunological overlap between COVID-19 and hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis associated with disease severity
Authors: Lena F. Schimkea,5, Alexandre H.C. Marquesa, Gabriela Crispim Baiocchia, Caroline Aliane de Souza Pradob Dennyson Leandro M. Fonsecab , Paula Paccielli Freirea , Desirée Rodrigues Plaçab , Igor Salerno…[...]
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Good news: Mild COVID-19 induces lasting antibody protection
People who have had mild illness develop antibody-producing cells that can last lifetime Authors: by Tamara Bhandari•May 24, 2021 Months after recovering from mild cases of COVID-19, people still have immune…[...]
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COVID-19 Science Update released: June 4, 2021 Edition 92
Authors: From the Office of the Chief Medical Officer, CDC COVID-19 Response, and the CDC Library, Atlanta GA. Intended for use by public health professionals responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. PEER-REVIEWED…[...]
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SARS-CoV-2 infection induces long-lived bone marrow plasma cells in humans
Authors: Jackson S. Turner, Wooseob Kim, Elizaveta Kalaidina, Charles W. Goss, Adriana M. Rauseo, Aaron J. Schmitz, Lena Hansen, Alem Haile, Michael K. Klebert, Iskra Pusic, Jane A. O’Halloran, Rachel M. Presti & Ali H. Ellebedy Abstract Long-lived bone marrow plasma cells (BMPCs)…[...]
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FDA Authorizes Covid Booster Shots For Immunocompromised Patients
Authors: BY TYLER DURDEN After growing chatter over the past week, late on Thursday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized booster shots for certain people with weakened immune systems,…[...]
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Adaptive immunity to SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19
Authors: Alessandro Sette1,2 and Shane Crotty1,2,* 1Center for Infectious Disease and Vaccine Research, La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI), La Jolla, CA 92037, USA2Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases…[...]
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Pre-existing immunity to SARS-CoV-2: the knowns and unknowns
Authors: Alessandro Sette 1 2, Shane Crotty 3 4 Abstract T cell reactivity against SARS-CoV-2 was observed in unexposed people; however, the source and clinical relevance of the reactivity remains unknown. It is speculated that…[...]
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A long-term perspective on immunity to COVID
Determining the duration of protective immunity to infection by SARS-CoV-2 is crucial for understanding and predicting the course of the COVID-19 pandemic. Clinical studies now indicate that immunity will be…[...]
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