More than ten years ago, Bruce Walker was working at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) when he was asked to see a patient who was claimed to be infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), but who was OK , despite the fact that he never took medication. “Absolutely,” recalls Walker, …
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For their own self-preservation, infected bacteria often try their best to stay out of the immune system in our bodies – and scientists have found a surprising and previously undiscovered way to do this. What happens is that the bacteria release toxins to disarm the mitochondria in immune cells, those …
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As autumn arrives quickly, many are wondering whether the race for a vaccine will bear fruit as early as January 2021. I am a physician-scientist and specialist in infectious diseases at the University of Virginia, where I care for and examine patients for COVID-19. I am sometimes asked how I …
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During the COVID-19 pandemic, we are constantly reminded to practice good hygiene by regularly washing our hands and regularly cleaning the spaces where we live and work. These practices aim to remove or kill the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 and thereby minimize our risk of infection. But there have been …
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Aerosol-based treatment could dramatically reduce the number of new coronavirus patients dying from the disease or requiring intensive care, according to preliminary results published Monday by a British biotech firm. In a randomized trial of 100 hospitalized patients with COVID-19, those who received an inhaled formula of the protein interferon …
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