Authors: Samuel RM, Majd H, Richter MN, Ghazizadeh Z, Navickas A, Ramirez JT PMID: 33232663 PMCID: PMC7670929 DOI: 10.1016/j.stem.2020.11.009 Abstract SARS-CoV-2 infection has led to a global health crisis, and yet our understanding of the disease and potential treatment options remains limited. The infection occurs through binding of the virus with angiotensin converting enzyme 2 [...]

Auhtors: Dach J Abstract After three family members were stricken with aggressive cancer, I realized I had to get up to speed on the jargon of cancer research, and devise my own cancer toolkit of repurposed drugs and supplements if I wanted my loved ones to survive. This book is a record of that journey [...]

Authors: Fernandez J, Gratacos-Gines J, Olivas P, Costa M, Nieto S, Mateo D PMID: 32833695 PMCID: PMC7493773 DOI: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000004613 Abstract Objectives: Infection by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 can induce uncontrolled systemic inflammation and multiple organ failure. The aim of this study was to evaluate if plasma exchange, through the removal of circulating mediators, can [...]

Authors: Kumari P, Dembra S, Dembra P, Bhawna F, Gul A, Ali B PMID: 33409026 PMCID: PMC7779177 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.11779 Abstract Background and objective The anti-inflammatory properties of vitamin C (VC) and the promising results it has shown in the treatment for common cold have prompted clinicians to use it as adjuvant [...]

Authors: Peralta EG, Fimia-Duarte R, Cardenas JW, Dominguez DV, Segura RB Abstract Covid-19 is one of the viral infections that have always accompanied us. In some years harmless, but from time to time with a higher risk potential. What is particularly unsettling for us is that transmission often occurs from a [...]

Authors:Hellwig MD, Maia A. PMID: PMC7698683 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2020.106248 Abstract As COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) continues to rapidly spread throughout the world, the incidence varies greatly among different countries. These differences raise the question whether nations with a lower incidence share any medical commonalities that could be used not only to explain that lower incidence [...]

Authors: Andreu S, Ripa I, Bello-Morales R, Lopez-Guerrero JA PMID: 33256172 PMCID: PMC7760627 DOI: 10.3390/v12121356 Abstract Herpes simplex viruses (HSVs) are neurotropic viruses with broad host range whose infections cause considerable health problems in both animals and humans. In fact, 67% of the global population under the age of 50 are infected with HSV-1 and [...]

Authors: Ashraf S, Ashraf S, Ashraf M, Imran MA, Kalsoom L, Siddiqui UN et al. PMID: 36420866 DOI: 10.1002/ptr.7640 Abstract Until now, no specific and effective treatment exists for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Since honey and Nigella sativa (HNS) have established antiviral, antibacterial, antiinflammatory, antioxidant, and immunomodulatory properties, we tested their efficacy for this disease [...]

Authors: Wood E, Hall KH, Tate W PMID: 33251031 PMCID: PMC7680046 DOI: 10.1016/j.cdtm.2020.11.002 Abstract A significant number of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic patients have developed chronic symptoms lasting weeks or months which are very similar to those described for myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome. This study reviews the current literature and understanding of the role that mitochondria, [...]

The severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 pandemic has had devastating health and socio-economic implications worldwide. Data indicate that SARS-CoV2 is spread by respiratory droplets and contact.