Monthly Archives: Febbraio 2022
Therapeutic Use of the Rosemary Diterpene Carnosic Acid for Long-COVID
Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis ), an herb of economic and gustatory repute, is employed in traditional medicines in many countries.
Rosemary contains carnosic acid (CA) and carnosol (CS), abietane-type phenolic diterpenes, which account for most of...
Only high levels of activity at least once a week appears to help ward...
Those hoping to avoid one of the worst side effects of aging - bone, joint and muscle pain that doesn’t go away - might need to exercise a lot harder and more often than...
NP001 drug can slow or temporarily stall the progression of ALS
A new drug has been found to slow or temporarily stall the progression of ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) in a select group of patients.
The drug, a proprietary form of purified chlorite that inhibits...
COVID-19: due studi randomizzati stanno coinvolgendo per la prima volta l’uso di funghi medicinali
Sono state avviate due prove che hanno riguardato prima l'uso di funghi medicinali. I primi due studi randomizzati, in doppio cieco e controllati con placebo di fase 1 sono iniziati presso i campus dell'Università della...
COVID-19: Two trials are involving for the first time the use of medicinal mushrooms
Two trials involving first the use of medicinal mushrooms have started. The first two phase 1 randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trials have begun at the University of California Los Angeles and San Diego campuses to...
Enzyme Trypsin Facilitates SARS-CoV-2 Entry At The Cell Surface
Researchers from Gyeongsang National University-South Korea and the Gyungbuk Veterinary Service Laboratory-South Korea, have in a new study discovered that the enzyme trypsin facilitates SARS-CoV-2 entry at the cell surface.
The coronaviruses typically infect cells...
A hormone produced by the liver called fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21) suppresses alcohol...
A hormone produced by the liver called fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21) suppresses alcohol consumption in primates, finds a study published February 1 in the journal Cell Metabolism.
Vervet monkeys with a strong preference...
Autoantibodies Neutralizing Type I Interferons Found Responsible For 20 Percent Of All COVID-19 Deaths
French researchers from Robert Ballanger Hospital-France, Necker Hospital for Sick Children-France and University of Paris have in a new study found that that autoantibodies neutralizing type 1 interferons found responsible for 20 percent of...
Why Pigs Do Not Get Sick Despite Exposure To SARS-CoV-2 ?
A new study by researchers from Iowa State University have discovered why pigs do not get sick when exposed to the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus despite having ACE2 receptors.
The study findings showed that pig respiratory epithelial...
Prion-Like Domains In SARS-CoV-2 Affects Binding Affinity To ACE2
Researchers from the Human Microbiology Institute-New York, USA and Tetz Laboratories-New York, USA, have in a new study discovered the presence of prion-like domains in SARS-CoV-2 that affects binding affinity to ACE2.
Further they...