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The microbes in your gut influence how your immune system reacts to bacteria and viruses. A severe immune reaction is deadly; a small one lets the virus win. The right balance may depend on your diet.
Anti-complement drugs have shown promise in treating COVID in several small trials. Larger trials are now underway.
Patients suffering from severe COVID-19 may be experiencing a rogue antibody response similar to that seen in autoimmune diseases. The findings offer new approaches for COVID-19 therapy.
The president and first lady Melania Trump have both tested positive for the coronavirus. Here’s what the physicians and scientists know about the best treatments for the disease it causes.
During the last six months, news reports have mentioned dozens of drugs that may be effective against the new coronavirus. Here we lay out the evidence and reveal which ones are proven to work. Or not.
The disease is more severe in people with obesity, diabetes and hypertension — all conditions linked to changes in the gut microbiome.
Mysteries surround the coronavirus, but our expert is here to address some of the most perplexing issues.
Over-active immune response might be behind higher rates of life-threatening COVID-19 infections in patients with obesity.
Who is most likely to survive an infection of the new coronavirus? Two immunologists explain that it is those who mount exactly the right immune response – not too weak, not too strong.
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Professor of Medicine, University of Virginia
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Professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, University of South Carolina
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Professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, University of South Carolina
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Junior Doctor (Academic Track Intern), University College Cork
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University College Cork
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Professor of Immunology, Tufts University
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Postdoctoral Fellow, International Microbiome Centre, University of Calgary
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Assistant Professor, Physiology, Pharmacology and Pediatrics, University of Calgary
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Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Virginia
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Assistant Professor of Microbiology and Physiological Systems, UMass Chan Medical School
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Instructor of Human Immunology, Emory University
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Professor of Immunology and Director of the Systems Immunity Research Institute, Cardiff University
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Research Assistant Professor of Immunology, Tufts University
