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When looking at tumor inside a person’s body, far more is occurring under the surface than is easily seen by the untrained eye, even at the cellular level. While the prior blog considered how T cells are hindered by oxidized fats in the tumor, this …
Were it not for our immune system surveillance, we would all succumb to cancer at a young age. Our immune system not only patrols for invaders from without, but for rogue cells from within that could go cancerous. Our immune system must recognize and destroy …
Researchers from Radboud University Medical Center intensive care (IC) department compared the concentration of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) and interleukins 6 and 8 (IL-6, IL-8) between COVID 19 patients and those with ARDS (Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome) and septic shock. COVID 19 patients did …
Scientists consider whether anti-cytokine therapies tocilizumab and anakinra might alleviate disease severity in COVID 19. Tocilizumab (an IL-6 blocker) has been tested with possible benefit. These results have been mixed. Anakinra (an anti-IL-1 medication) as also tested with mixed results. These drugs have been used for …
Science always tries to build on prior knowledge. Understanding how COIVID 19 creates such inflammation means evaluating whether this coronavirus mimics cytokine storm diseases which we already know, or stirs up different immune winds of its own. We have some experience and some therapies for …
Every therapy, natural or pharmaceutical, has the potential for side effects and unintended consequences. Some of the most promising therapies turn out to be duds or even disasters when the secondary effects completely outweigh the primarily intended benefits. Before adding CBD to your COVID 19 …
Sometimes you just need the big picture. This review of the endocannabinoid system as it impacts on inflammation serves as a great resource to consider whether or not CBD might help treat COVID 19. Understanding science in 2021 and beyond means taking time to understand …
Costinuk and Jenabian ask a great question in Cytokine Growth Factor Review about whether or not CBD might be helpful in COVID 19 therapy. They do not report on their own research, but they provide one of the most concise reviews of CBD anti-inflammatory research …
With the past year of constant COVID19 news, of course, CBD had to get some attention. Normally in the natural world, CBD comes up in nearly every disease condition as a possible therapy. At our clinic, we have found some uses to be helpful and …
CBD or cannabidiol, originating from hemp plants, seems to find a way to catch a headline in just about any disease out there. One might think it is a wonder drug when it even shows up on the list of possible therapies for COVID 19 …