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Zinc helps against infection by tapping brakes in immune response

November 25, 2020 by Captain Organic Planet Leave a Comment

New research suggests that zinc helps control infections by gently tapping the brakes on the immune response in a way that prevents out-of-control inflammation that can be damaging and even deadly. Scientists determined in human cell culture and animal studies that a protein lures zinc into key cells that are first-responders against infection. The zinc […]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: colds, common cold, immune system, immunity, immunostimulants, infection, Infectious disease, zinc

Coronavirus spreads quickly and sometimes before people have symptoms, study finds

March 19, 2020 by Captain Organic Planet Leave a Comment

Infectious disease researchers at The University of Texas at Austin studying the novel coronavirus were able to identify how quickly the virus can spread, a factor that may help public health officials in their efforts at containment. They found that time between cases in a chain of transmission is less than a week and that […]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: coronavirus, COVID-19, Infectious disease, virus, Wuhan coronavirus

New coronavirus stable for hours on surfaces

March 19, 2020 by Captain Organic Planet Leave a Comment

The virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is stable for several hours to days in aerosols and on surfaces, according to a new study from National Institutes of Health, CDC, UCLA and Princeton University scientists in The New England Journal of Medicine. The scientists found that severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) was detectable […]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: coronavirus, COVID-19, diseases, Infectious disease, virus, Wuhan coronavirus

WHO underestimates the spread of the Coronavirus

February 15, 2020 by Captain Organic Planet Leave a Comment

The coronavirus probably has a stronger ability to spread than the World Health Organization has estimated so far. This according to a review of previous studies of the coronavirus’ transmissibility performed not least by researchers at Umeå University in Sweden. “Our review shows that the coronavirus is at least as transmissible as the SARS virus. […]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: coronavirus, disease, Infectious disease, virus, WHO, World Health Organization, Wuhan coronavirus

Early spread of coronavirus extends far beyond China’s quarantine zone

February 9, 2020 by Captain Organic Planet Leave a Comment

Infectious disease researchers at The University of Texas at Austin and other institutions in Hong Kong, mainland China and France have concluded there is a high probability that the deadly Wuhan coronavirus spread beyond Wuhan and other quarantined cities before Chinese officials were able to put a quarantine in place. At least 128 cities in […]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: china, coronavirus, disease, Infectious disease, virus, Wuhan coronavirus

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