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California Just Keeps on Giving Many of us inside and outside California have grown tired of the gifts California offers. The latest gift of another variant of COVID-19 stands out as another gift to return when the store re-opens. With all the news attention that …
Multiple Defenses against COVID Our immune system sports more defenses against COVID-19 than just antibodies. While the experts lose sleep over whether vaccines and antibodies will work against new strains, our amazing immune system offers more options. Researchers at La Jolla Institute remind us that …
With the abysmal ratings of the recent Superbowl as an indicator, the world’s attention is clearly more attuned to the COVID-19 pandemic than the whiny stars of pro- sports. In the ongoing mini-series of COVID-19, the latest stars of infectious disease include a list of …
While my recent post about a placental estrogen receptor pointed to the mechanisms by which mom’s systems can protect a developing fetus from inflammation, immune changes during pregnancy can also benefit mom. Medical scientists have long recognized that mothers tend to have milder autoimmune disease …
My recent post described a newly identified mechanism by which mom’s placenta protected the developing fetus from mom’s viral infections. Here you can read about how the unhindered interferon pathway leads to major damage during Zika virus infection. This virus creates life altering brain damage …
Although both scientists and parents express relief for the general protection of developing fetuses from the average viral infection, neither have understood the means of protection. While specific infections do evade this barrier and cause harm, the vast majority of viruses are stopped, and moms …
Another study our of The Karolinska Institute indicates that COVID-19 infection during pregnancy is not associated with neonatal complications. Two thirds of the moms who tested positive were asymptomatic from the virus. Mia Ahlberg, Martin Neovius, Sissel Saltvedt, Jonas Söderling, Karin Pettersson, Clara Brandkvist, Olof …
While Britain may be locking down again, at least their researchers are uncovering some good news. The Imperial College of London released findings that COVID-19 infection “appears rare in newborn babies”. Buried in the report, they also reaffirmed recommendations to NOT separate COVID-19 positive moms …
With all the hysteria surrounding, COVID-19, one would think that the virus is a death sentence for everyone. In fact, we are learning a lot about risk factors which indicate many are not at high risk. Initially there was concern that pregnant moms and their …
Mast cells seem to be everywhere and do everything. In this study, they appear to help us survive starvation by inducing ketogenesis, the burning of fats when we do not get carbohydrates in our diet. Alessandra Misto, Gustavo Provensi, Valentina Vozella, Maria Beatrice Passani, Daniele …