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Indian-American Scientists Identify Possible COVID-19 Treatment
4 years, 1 month ago

Indian-American Scientists Identify Possible COVID-19 Treatment

The Quint  

She worked with Bhesh Raj Sharma, Rajendra Karki and others at her lab for the research that helps increase understanding of the pathways and mechanism that drives Covid-19 inflammation so researchers can develop effective treatment strategies. The St. Jude investigators then tried 28 cytokine combinations and found just one duo that, working together, induced a form of inflammatory cell death …

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Arthritis Drug May Improve Covid-19 Survival Among Elderly Patients, Says Study
4 years, 1 month ago

Arthritis Drug May Improve Covid-19 Survival Among Elderly Patients, Says Study

News 18  

A drug used to treat rheumatoid arthritis may reduce the risk of dying for elderly patients with COVID-19, and provide a new weapon in the arsenal against the novel coronavirus, according to a study. “We urgently need to find more effective treatments for COVID-19 while we wait for a vaccine to become widely available, said Professor Justin Stebbing, co-lead author …

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Steroid Treatment Should Be Reserved for Sickest Covid-19 Patients, Say Scientists
4 years, 1 month ago

Steroid Treatment Should Be Reserved for Sickest Covid-19 Patients, Say Scientists

News 18  

Most adults with moderate-to-severe COVID-19 have a suppressed immune response against the novel coronavirus rather than life-threatening hyper-inflammation, according to a study which suggests steroids such as dexamethasone should be reserved for the sickest patients. According to the research, published in the journal Science Advances, fewer than 5 per cent of the COVID-19 patients, including some of the sickest individuals, …

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New study questions cytokine storm theory of Covid-19 fatality
4 years, 3 months ago

New study questions cytokine storm theory of Covid-19 fatality

India Today  

Cytokine storm has been blamed for a large number of Covid-19 deaths. When some kind of agreement emerged among doctors and researchers over autoimmune responses such as cytokine storm, it was suggested that anti-cytokine treatments -- the ones that suppress the body's immune response -- could be beneficial in the treatment of severe cases of Covid-19. The study found significantly …

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Cytokine storm may be keeping COVID-19 patients from developing long-term immunity: Study
4 years, 4 months ago

Cytokine storm may be keeping COVID-19 patients from developing long-term immunity: Study

Firstpost  

Cytokine storm is an inflammatory condition associated with COVID-19 infection that occurs when a person’s body releases too many pro-inflammatory cytokines. In a recent study, a team of researchers led by Dr Shiv Pillai, an investigator at Ragon Institute of Massachusetts General Hospital, MIT and Harvard and a professor at the Harvard Medical School, claimed that cytokine storms may be …

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What is a cytokine storm and how is it related to COVID-19?
4 years, 9 months ago

What is a cytokine storm and how is it related to COVID-19?

Firstpost  

Some of the deaths in those aged below 50 may lie in slight genetic differences that cause the immune system to overreact and cause widespread inflammation. The concept of cytokine storm The answer to some of these deaths may lie in slight genetic differences that cause the immune system to overreact and cause widespread inflammation. Those with healthy immune systems …

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