Covid-19
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Publisher: The Conversation
2020-05-07Why are there so many drugs to kill bacteria, but so few to tackle viruses?
Why are there so few antivirals? The answer boils down to biology, and specifically the fact viruses use our own cells to multiply. This makes it hard to kill viruses without killing our own cells in the process.Why are there so few antivirals? The answer boils down to biology, and specifically the fact viruses
Tags: drugs, infection data, science
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Publisher: Refinery29
2020-05-01What You Should Know About Remdesivir, The Potential COVID-19 Treatment
On Wednesday, researchers announced that they had “positive data” in regards to a potential treatment for COVID-19. Clinical trials for Gilead Sciences’ antiviral drug remdesivir, which was developed to treat Ebola, showed a “clear-cut positive effect in diminishing time to recover,” according to Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.On Wednesday, researchers announced that they had “positive data” in regards to a potential trea
Tags: treatment, drugs, infection data
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Publisher: ScienceDirect
2020-03-19Nutraceuticals have potential for boosting the type 1 interferon response to RNA viruses including influenz...
Read about effective discoveries in the fight against the coronavirus. The talk is technical and requires knowledge of medicine and chemistry, but it also offers some remedies to lesson the effects of coronavirus like antioxidants that protect excessive lung inflammaion.Read about effective discoveries in the fight against the coronavirus. The talk is technical and req
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