Covid-19: Japan scientists discover a new defense mechanism for SARS-CoV-2

Covid-19: Japan scientists discover a new defense mechanism for SARS-CoV-2

Scientists from Hokkaido University in Japan have discovered a novel defensive response to SARS-CoV-2 or Covid-19 that involves the viral pattern recognition receptor RIG-I. Upregulating expression of this protein could strengthen the immune response in COPD patients. In the 18 months since the first report of COVID-19 and the spread of the pandemic, there has […]

Doctors use old CPAP treatment to cure patients from Covid-19

Doctors use old CPAP treatment to cure patients from Covid-19

  The lives of patients hospitalised with COVID-19 are being saved by doctors who are using an existing medical treatment at an earlier stage. Dr Luigi Sedda of Lancaster University analysed the results from the team at Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (WWL). Their research has now been published in the prestigious medical […]