Why are food allergies more spared from Covid?
People with food allergies are thought to be at lower risk of infection with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. ...
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Atherosclerosis: the avenue of treatment with synthetic peptides
To develop therapeutic strategies against atherosclerosis, synthetic peptides could inhibit the effects of chemokines on arterial inflammation while sparing their ...
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“Rogue” antibodies at the origin of severe forms of Covid-19?
In addition to the cytokine, some people would be predisposed to produce auto-antibodies. If they are not dangerous in normal ...
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Serious forms of Covid: immune depression rather than a “cytokine storm”?
The famous "cytokine storm", presented at the start of the epidemic as responsible for the serious forms of Covid-19 would ...
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Covid-19: some osteoporosis treatments would reduce the risk of infection
A 30 to 40% reduction in the rate of Covid-19 infection has been observed in patients treated for osteoporosis. THE ...
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Covid-19: the false trail of the “cytokine storm”
Contrary to what scientists suggested, Covid-19 does not seem to trigger a "cytokine storm", this unsuitable immune system response which ...
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Coronavirus: a promising treatment developed in Marseille
Marseille-based researchers are developing a treatment for Covid-19 and presenting encouraging translational results to treat patients with severe forms of ...
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Covid-19: what is the “cytokine storm”, this phenomenon which would lead to the death of certain patients?
A massive release of cytokines, a molecule released by the immune system, could be the cause of the death of ...
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A new protein plays a key role in bacterial vaginosis
This new protein is an important regulator of inflammation in the female reproductive system.Bacterial vaginosis is the most common bacterial ...
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Melanoma: fat cells play a key role in its dangerousness
For the first time, researchers have shed light on the key role played by fat cells in the dangerous transformation ...
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Chronic fatigue: 17 inflammatory molecules would be involved
Chronic fatigue syndrome is thought to be a disease of inflammatory origin. According to one study, 17 inflammatory molecules play ...
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Poor sleep during pregnancy would be bad for the baby
A US study shows that sleep disorders affect the health of the unborn baby. In particular, irregular sleep increases the ...
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