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  • Reference: Oral nirmatrelvir and severe COVID-19 outcomes during the Omicron surge.

    Published On: September 1, 2022

    Authors: Arbel R, Sagy YW, Hoshen M, Battat E, Lavie G, Sergienko R et al. PMID: 36001529 PMCID: PMC9454652 DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa2204919 Abstract Background: The oral protease inhibitor nirmatrelvir has shown substantial efficacy in high-risk, unvaccinated patients infected with the B.1.617.2 (delta) variant of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Data regarding the effectiveness of [...]

    Categories: I-CARE Early Covid

    Tags: COVID-19, nirmatrelvir, Omicron

  • Reference: Does Ashwagandha supplementation have a beneficial effect on the management of anxiety and stress? A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

    Published On: August 25, 2022

    Auhtors: Akhgarjand C, Asoudeh F, Bagheri A, Kalantar Z, Vahabi Z, Shab-Bidar S, et al. PMID: 36017529 DOI: 10.1002/ptr.7598 Abstract Clinical trial studies revealed conflicting results on the effect of Ashwagandha extract on anxiety and stress. Therefore, we aimed to evaluate the effect of Ashwagandha supplementation on anxiety as well as stress. A systematic search [...]

    Categories: Cancer Care

    Tags: Ashwagandha

  • Reference: Rapid initiation of nasal saline irrigation: hospitalizations in COVID-19 patients randomized to alkalinization or povidone-iodine compared to a national dataset.

    Published On: August 25, 2022

    Authors:Baxter AL, Schwartz KR, Johnson RW, Srinivasa AS. PMID:36007135 DOI: 10.1177/01455613221123737 Abstract Objective: To determine whether initiating saline nasal irrigation after COVID-19 diagnosis reduces hospitalization and death in high-risk outpatients compared with observational controls, and if irrigant composition impacts severity. Methods: Participants 55 and older were enrolled within 24 hours of a + PCR COVID-19 [...]

    Categories: I-CARE Early Covid, I-PREVENT

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  • Reference: Catecholamines are the key trigger of mRNA SARS-CoV-2 and mRNA COVID-19 vaccine-induced myocarditis and sudden deahts: a compelling hypothesis supprted by epidemiological, anatomopathological, molecular and physiological findings.

    Published On: August 11, 2022

    Authors: Cadegiani FA PMID: 35971401 PMCID: PMC9372380 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.27883 Abstract Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) mRNA vaccine-induced myocarditis is a rare but well-documented complication in young males. The increased incidence of sudden death among athletes following vaccination has been reported and requires further investigation. Whether the risk of myocarditis, [...]

    Categories: I-RECOVER Post-Vaccine

    Tags: Catecholamines, SARS-CoV-2 mRNA Vaccines

  • Reference: Restricted Ketogenic Diet Therapy for Primary Lung Cancer With Metastasis to the Brain: A Case Report.

    Published On: August 2, 2022

    Auhtors: Evangeliou AE, Spilioti MG, Vassilakou D, Goutsaridou F, Seyfried TN PMID: 36059366 PMCID: PMC9435310 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.27603 Abstract A high-fat and low-carbohydrate diet was administered as a complementary and alternative therapy to a 54-year-old man suffering from non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with brain metastasis. Three months after the cessation of chemotherapy and radiotherapy, a ketogenic [...]

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    Tags: Cancer Metastasis, Keto Diet, Lung Cancer

  • Reference: Rapidly increasing serum 25(OD)D boosts immune system, against infections – Sepsis and COVID-19.

    Published On: July 21, 2022

    Authors: Wimalawansa SJ. PMID: 35889955 PMCID: PMC9319502 DOI: 10.3390/nu14142997 Abstract Vitamin D deficiency is a global public health problem, a pandemic that commonly affects the elderly and those with comorbidities such as obesity, diabetes, hypertension, respiratory disorders, recurrent infections, immune deficiency, and malignancies, as well as ethnic minorities living in temperate countries. The same groups [...]

    Categories: I-CARE Early Covid, I-PREVENT, MATH+

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  • Reference: Rapidly increasing serum 25(OD)D boosts immune system, against infections – Sepsis and COVID-19

    Published On: July 21, 2022

    Auhtors: Wimalawansa SJ PMID: 35889955 PMCID: PMC9319502 DOI: 10.3390/nu14142997 Abstract Vitamin D deficiency is a global public health problem, a pandemic that commonly affects the elderly and those with comorbidities such as obesity, diabetes, hypertension, respiratory disorders, recurrent infections, immune deficiency, and malignancies, as well as ethnic minorities living in temperate countries. The same groups [...]

    Categories: Cancer Care

    Tags: COVID-19, Sepsis

  • Reference: Insights from a computational analysis of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant: Host-pathogen interaction, pathogenicity, and possible therapeutics.

    Published On: July 10, 2022

    Authors: Parvez SA, Saha MK, Araf Y, Islam T, Ohtsuki G PMID: 35759231 PMCID: PMC9210926 DOI: 10.1002/iid3.639 Abstract Introduction: Prominently accountable for the upsurge of COVID-19 cases as the world attempts to recover from the previous two waves, Omicron has further threatened the conventional therapeutic approaches. The lack of extensive research regarding Omicron has raised [...]

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  • Reference: Emerging role of human microbiome in cancer development and response to therapy: special focus on intestinal microflora.

    Published On: July 6, 2022

    Auhtors: Sadrekarimi H, Gardanova ZR, Bakhshesh M, Ebrahimzadeh F, Yaseri AF, Thangavelu L, et al. PMID: 35794566 PMCID: PMC9258144 DOI: 10.1186/s12967-022-03492-7 Abstract In recent years, there has been a greater emphasis on the impact of microbial populations inhabiting the gastrointestinal tract on human health and disease. According to the involvement of microbiota in modulating physiological [...]

    Categories: Cancer Care

    Tags: Microbiome

  • Reference: Spermidine reduces neuroinflammation and soluble amyloid beta in an Alzheimer’s disease mouse model.

    Published On: July 2, 2022

    Authors: Freitag K, Sterczyk N, Wendlinger S, Schulz J, Ralser M, Fleck L et al. PMID: 35780157 PMCID: PMC9250727 DOI: 10.1186/s12974-022-02534-7 Abstract Background: Deposition of amyloid beta (Aβ) and hyperphosphorylated tau along with glial cell-mediated neuroinflammation are prominent pathogenic hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease (AD). In recent years, impairment of autophagy has been identified as another [...]

    Categories: I-RECOVER Post-Vaccine

    Tags: Alzheimer's Disease, Neuroinflammation, spermidine

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