Category: Health Crisis
SARS-Cov-2: What Do We Know About the New, More Infectious, UK Strain
The appearance of a new much more contagious strain of coronavirus in the United Kingdom is worrying epidemiologists and has led several countries to suspend flights from the United …
Cathepsin Inhibitors a Possible Therapeutic Avenue to Prevent SARS-Cov-2 Infections
Drugs that inhibit certain proteases -cathepsin inhibitors – could theoretically be helpful in preventing coronavirus infections in general. SARS-Cov-2 is not the first virus in its lineage. There are …
Researchers Have Succeeded in Removing Proviral DNA of SIV the HIV Equivalent From Monkey Cells
Using the CRISPR-Cas9 technique, researchers were able to remove the Proviral DNA of SIV, the equivalent of HIV in monkeys, from infected cells. They see this proof of concept …
The First Over-the-Counter Home Test of COVID-19 Approved in the US
The FDA approved Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020, the marketing of the first over-the-counter home test of Covid-19, which can detect the presence of the virus within 20 minutes and …
Flavored Electronic Cigarettes Lead to Cardiac Arrhythmias in Mice
Are electronic cigarettes harmful to health? There is a lack of scientific data to answer this question with certainty. Observations about the toxic effects of electronic cigarettes are piling …
Coronavirus: The Real and False Side Effects of COVID-19 Vaccines
Prepared in a record nine months and developed with new technologies, vaccines against the new coronavirus are raising fears of short- and long-term side effects. Can the vaccines alter …
Do Adenovirus-Based COVID-19 Vaccines Increase the Risk of HIV Infection?
Coronavirus disease, also known as COVID-19 is an infectious disease caused by the newly discovered strain of Coronavirus (SARS-COV-2) which has resulted in a global pandemic. Different Types of …
Messenger RNA Vaccines: How Do They Work and Are They Safe?
Pfizer’s vaccine, which is believed to be 90% effective in preventing Covid-19, is an RNA vaccine that is based on a technology whose foundations were laid only two decades …
Influenza: A Universal Flu Vaccine Successfully Completes Phase I Trial
Scientists have been trying for years to develop a universal flu vaccine that does not need to be renewed every year. They may be on the right track because, …