IL-13 decreases susceptibility to airway epithelial SARS-CoV-2 infection but increases disease severity in vivo

October 15, 2024 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

IL-13 decreases susceptibility to airway epithelial SARS-CoV-2 infection but increases disease severity in vivo

Shreya Ghimire, Biyun Xue, Kun Li, Ryan M Gannon, et. al.doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.07.03.60194 Abstract Treatments available to prevent progression of virus-induced lung diseases, including coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are of limited benefit once respiratory failure occurs. The efficacy of approved…[...]

October 14, 2024 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

Spatial transcriptomics unveils the in situ cellular and molecular hallmarks of the lung in fatal COVID-19

Carlos Garcia-Prieto, Eva Musulen, Veronica Davalos, et. al.doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.07.03.601404 00010010 Abstract Severe Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) induces heterogeneous and progressive diffuse alveolar damage (DAD) highly disrupting lung tissue architecture and homeostasis, hampering disease management and leading to…[...]

October 13, 2024 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

Pfizer Infringed On Moderna Patent With COVID-19 Vaccine: Court

JUL 05, 2024 - 07:00 PM, Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times, Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine infringed on a patent held by rival Moderna, the High Court…[...]

October 12, 2024 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

‘Visionary’ study finds inflammation, evidence of Covid virus years after infection

By Isabella Cueto, 2024 Stat Reporting Remember when we thought Covid was a two-week illness? So does Michael Peluso, assistant professor of medicine at the University of California, San Francisco. He recalls…[...]

October 11, 2024 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

COVID-19 and spinal cord injury: clinical presentation, clinical course, and clinical outcomes of people hospitalised

Inge E. Eriks-Hoogland, Michael A. Barth, Lorena L. Müller, et. al. Spinal Cord Series and Cases volume 10, Article number: 5 (2024) Abstract Study design Retrospective study Objectives To describe the presenting symptoms/signs, clinical course and outcomes in…[...]

October 10, 2024 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

Acute Transverse Myelitis (ATM): An Unexpectedly Frequent Complication of COVID-19

Todd Ackerman A Houston Methodist-led team of researchers have found COVID-19 can result in an unexpectedly frequent occurrence of acute transverse myelitis (ATM), a rare but often devastating spinal cord…[...]

October 9, 2024 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

Rapid Dissemination of Protocols for Managing Neurology Inpatients with COVID-19

Authors: Anna Cervantes-Arslanian MD,K. H. Vincent Lau MD,Pria Anand MD, et. al. Annals of Neurology Volume 88, Issue 2 p. 211-214 Introduction In response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic,…[...]

October 8, 2024 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

Prevalence and patterns of symptoms of dysautonomia in patients with long-COVID syndrome: A cross-sectional study

Authors: Ahmed M. Eldokla,Aliae A. Mohamed-Hussein, Ahmed M. Fouad, et. al. 08 Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology Volume 9, Issue 6 p. 778-785 Abstract Background The association between autonomic dysfunction…[...]

October 7, 2024 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

Researchers discover new key protection against COVID-19 in saliva

Authors: Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc. Jul 19 2022 Medical Science News An Osaka Metropolitan University research group led by Associate Professor Misako Matsubara of the Department of Veterinary Science, Graduate…[...]

October 6, 2024 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

Transient visual field loss after COVID-19 vaccination: Experienced by ophthalmologist, case report

Authors: Chaisiri JumroendararasameSomboon PanyakornRittirak OthongAuraya JumroendararasameWorapot SrimananKun Tipparut12345678910 American Journal of Opthalmology A B S T R A C TPurpose: The first reported case of bilateral transient visual field defect,…[...]