Date: October 9, 2020 Source 1: KU Leuven Source 2: www.sciencedaily.com Summary: Virologists have shown that a treatment with the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine does not limit SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus replication in hamsters. A high dose of the anti-flu drug favipiravir, by contrast, has an antiviral effect in the hamsters. Virologists from the KU Leuven Rega Institute […]
Date: August 17, 2020 Source 1: Ruhr-University Bochum Source 2: www.sciencedaily.com Summary: Even patients with suppressed immune systems can achieve a strong immune response to Sars-Cov-2. A test helps to adapt therapy following an infection. A research team from the University Hospital at Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB) has developed a test that provides information on the
Date: June 30, 2020 Source 1: Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Science Source 2: www.sciencedaily.com Summary: Researchers have identified a library of molecules that shut down the SARS-CoV-2 polymerase reaction, a key step that establishes the potential of these molecules as lead compounds to be further modified for the development of COVID-19 therapeutics.
