Many of the latest developments in the global coronavirus pandemic revolve around testing—for active infection and immunity. Diagnostic and antibody
Day: July 3, 2020
Popular chemotherapy drug may be less effective in overweight and obese women
Breast cancer patients who are overweight or obese might benefit less from treatment with docetaxel, a common chemotherapy drug, than
Gut immune response is site-specific
Why is it that some chronic inflammatory bowel diseases, such as Crohn’s, affect both the small intestine and the colon,
Proof-of-concept developed for detecting malaria parasites in India
A new approach could illuminate a critical stage in the life cycle of one of the most common malaria parasites.
Using Epo to treat COVID-19
Erythropoietin (Epo) is actually a medication for anemia. According to researchers at the Max Planck Institute of Experimental Medicine in
The protein that stands between us and autoimmunity
The immune system is supposed to protect from external microbial invaders, but sometimes it turns its efforts inward, potentially resulting
Stretching your legs may help prevent diseases such as heart diseases and diabetes
New research published today in the Journal of Physiology shows that 12 weeks of easy-to-administer passive stretching helps improve blood flow by
How a mutation on the novel coronavirus has come to dominate the globe
Flashback to mid-March: the novel coronavirus had reached San Diego, California. Few people could get tested, and even less was
