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Date: September 24, 2020 Source 1: Howard Hughes Medical Institute Source 2: www.sciencedaily.com Summary: Two new studies offer an explanation for why COVID-19 cases can be so variable. A subset of patients has mutations in key immunity genes; other patients have auto-antibodies that target the same components of the immune system. Both circumstances could contribute
Researchers find a sixfold variation in the levels of itraconazole in the blood and tumors of patients – even at the same dosage Date: September 17, 2020 Source 1: UT Southwestern Medical Center Source 2: www.sciencedaily.com Summary: When used to manage infections, the drug itraconazole is generally given at a single, fixed dose to all
Date: September 11, 2020 Source: University of Texas at Austin Source 2: www.sciencedaily.com Summary: An antibody test for the virus that causes COVID-19 is more accurate and can handle a much larger number of donor samples at lower overall cost than standard antibody tests currently in use. In the near term, the test can be
