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What are the underlying conditions causing more serious illness from coronavirus?
We've heard that elderly people and those with underlying health conditions are most at risk if they're infected with coronavirus, but those can seem like really general terms. Who does that include? And why can they face more serious illness? "According to the [Centers for Disease Control and...
Science and Technology Daily: Chinese Approach on Medical Treatment against COVID-19
BEIJING, April 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- A news report by Science and Technology Daily: Is there any specific drug to fight against COVID-19? When can we get access to the specific drug? These two questions are hard to answer for now. Developing the specific drug is quite tough. It [...]Click...
Galapagos teams up with Polish biotech Ryvu for early R&D collab
(Galapagos) Gilead Sciences-partnered Belgium biotech Galapagos has a lot of shots on goal, with many being tied up with its multibillion dollar deal with Gilead. But Galapagos is still working on its future pipeline, seemingly not wanting to be bought up by its partner, and to this end has...
Here Are the Specific Groups at Higher Risk for Severe COVID-19 Illness, Per the CDC
In this update, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) offers essential information for people at higher risk for severe illness due to COVID-19. *Please Note: This information is being shared directly from the CDC website . COVID-19 is a new disease and there is limited...
For one Minnesota family, a burial, then a birth amid COVID-19
Cassie Bonstrom held a photo of her mom, Susan Jack, who died last week. She is with her husband, Joel, and their daughters Maddie, 5 and Mack, 3, along with their dog Ruger. The girls are very sad about losing their grandma and very excited to meet the new [...]Click here to view original web...
‘Positive Feedback’ Received from US FDA for COVID-19 Human Trial
The fight goes on to rid the world of the COVID-19 coronavirus. And one Canadian company is on the forefront of the battle. And plans to help win it. Algernon Pharmaceuticals Inc. (AGN) ( CSE.AGN , OTCQB:AGNPF , Forum ), a clinical stage pharmaceutical development company, just announced that...
COPD as a lung stem cell disease
Two stem cell experts have found an abundance of abnormal stem cells in the lungs of patients who suffer from Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), a leading cause of death worldwide. Frank McKeon, professor of biology and biochemistry and director of the Stem Cell Center, and Wa Xian,...