The new flu vaccine grown in plants has been put to the test in two large-scale clinical trials, the first for vaccine research. The vaccine contained virus-like particles resembling strains of the spreading flu, derived from relatives of native Australian tobacco who were genetically instructed to produce viral proteins. Approximately …
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As the name suggests Alternate day fasting is a diet where you switch between eating and fasting. Fasting helps reverse your metabolic switch so you start burning fat for a break instead of the glucose stored in your liver. There are a variety of alternative fasting schedules that will fit …
Read More »This promising new COVID-19 treatment could reduce patient deaths
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 …
Read More »Novavax SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine Candidate Shows Promise in Animal Models
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to cause tens of thousands of infections daily. Without a preventive, therapeutic, or antiviral vaccine, scientists are working at a hectic pace to find a solution. Now, a new study published on the prepress server bioRxiv * June 2020 shows that a candidate peak protein vaccine …
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