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Can Exposure to Common Cold Human Coronaviruses Lead to Immunological Memory in SARS-CoV-2?

MEMORY T cells that recognise common cold coronaviruses may teach the immune system to recognise matching sites on SARS-CoV-2, explaining why…

The BEST Conference

Launching a new medical device is anything but simple; it is a complex labyrinth. An inventor has an idea which must obtain intellectual property…

Healthcare’s Hidden Gem During (and After) the COVID-19 Crisis

The novel coronavirus pandemic has highlighted many of the structural inefficiencies and shortcomings of the modern USA healthcare systems.

Reduced Radiation Dose with X-Ray Beamlets

LOWER radiation doses providing equal imaging quality have been developed in a new technique by researchers from University College London (UCL)…

Functional MRI May Help Predict COVID-19 Prognosis

RECOVERY of neurological impairments in COVID-19 remains an area of emerging understanding, but a recent case report described the role…

Novel Opioid Provides Less Addictive Pain Relief and May Slow Osteoarthritis Progression

ADDICTIVE opioids are routinely taken by many people with arthritis to manage their pain. Kappa opioid receptor (KOR) agonists are known to be less…

Is Tocilizumab Beneficial to Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients?

Tocilizumab, an immunosuppressant originally developed as a rheumatoid arthritis treatment, has demonstrated further benefits in treating patients…

Analysis of Inflammatory Parameters During Asthma Exacerbations and Stable Asthma in Patients With Moderate-Severe Asthma

Asthma exacerbations (AE) are defined as acute or subacute worsening of symptoms from the patient’s usual status and are responsible for most of the morbidity in patients with asthma.

Skin Mycobiome Sequencing Reveals a High Fungal Diversity in Patients With Severe Atopic Dermatitis

Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a multifactorial, chronic, relapsing inflammatory skin disease. Characteristics are an impaired skin barrier and an altered skin immune system, which often come along with predominant colonisation by Staphylococcus aureus.

Does Probiotic Microorganism Lactobacillus reuteri Prevent Allergic Rhinitis and Rhinoconjunctivitis Development in Children

Allergic rhinitis (AR) and allergic rhinoconjunctivitis (ARC) are common chronic disorders in children. They have a strong impact on the quality of life…