On Wednesday, The New York Times reported that in light of the current lack of efficacy data, the FDA has put plans in place to issue an Emergency Use Authorization to treat anyone with Covid-19 with convalescent plasma, even outside the Mayo led program. (In an email, Anand Shah, Deputy …
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The first time TenOever and his collaborators gave the drug to hamsters in his lab, in early June, it offers a lot of protection against the virus that Covid-19 causes. ‘We thought,’ Oh, OK, that was weird. Let’s do it again, ” tenOever says. They were constantly repeated and saw …
Read More »New data on how many children have this Covid mystery disease
Other reports rolled in – a death in France, a cluster in Italy – and in the US, the CDC put together what was observed of the unusual condition and asked doctors to report cases that were consistent with departments of state health. Coming up with a definition of the …
Read More »Facebook is conducting MRI research with NYU Langone
Photo: Mandel Ngan (Getty Images) Most of us might think of Facebook as the social network you choose suburban moms en conspiracy theorists, but the company is not ashamed to deepen to become many more then an app on our phones, even if that’s the last thing we want. Here’s …
Read More »‘Crocodile tears’ are surprisingly similar to our own
Most of us think of tears as a human phenomenon, part of the complex fabric of human emotion. But they are not just for crying: All vertebrates, even reptiles and birds, have tears, which are critical for maintaining a healthy face. Now, a new study, published this week in the …
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