01 May, 2023 – SARS-CoV-2, like other respiratory viruses, typically initiates infection in the throat and sinuses. But it often spreads from the respiratory tract to other parts of the body, such as the gut, liver, heart, kidneys, brain, blood …

Study identifies human genes enabling SARS-CoV-2 infection Read more »

August 18, 2022 – The question why certain patients suffer from very severe, even fatal conditions after infections with SARS-CoV-2 has occupied patients, the general population, medical professionals, and the media all alike for some time now. As a basic researcher …

Do genomic regions influence the severity of Covid-19 disease? Read more »

October 28 , 2021 – One of the most interessant and still unresolved question in connection with Covid-19 disease is the fact that some patients develop a heavy, if not fatal forms of Covid-19 disease after their infection with SARS-CoV-2 while …

Drivers of severe Covid-19 disease in patients under 50 without comorbidities Read more »

October 18, 2021 – It is still unclear how exactly SARS-CoV-2 passed on to humans. How did the coronavirus pandemic, which is still affecting everyday life and coexistence around the world, even begin? Almost two years after the virus first …

SARS-CoV-2-like RBD allowing ACE2-mediated entry into human cells from bats of Indochinese peninsula Read more »

July 24, 2021 – In the very early days of the Corona pandemic, the plant Artemisia annua has gained some faim, doubtful at the time, as ingredient, in the form of extracts, in the product Covid Organics, produced and promoted in …

Extracts from Artemisia annua active in vitro against SARS-CoV-2 Read more »

March 28, 2021 – Recent reports from the United Kingdom (UK) and from throughout the European Union (EU) have suggested that the SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) vaccine made by AstraZeneca was at the origin of the development of a very rare type …

Covid-19 Vaccines: Is there genetic predisposition for thrombosis? Read more »

January 30, 2021 – The COVID-19 pandemic has caused considerable morbidity and mortality, and has resulted in the death of over a million people to date. The clinical manifestations of Covid-19 disease, caused by its underlying virus SARS-CoV-2, vary widely in …

Strong evidence of genetic predisposition for COVID-19 disease Read more »

October 15, 2020 – SARS-CoV-2 and its resulting disease, Covid-19 disease, is (still) rattling the world. It still remains largely unknown, at this point in time, which are the infected individuals who fall very seriously, even fatally, ill with Covid-19 disease. …

Gene variants tied to increased risk of severe COVID-19 disease Read more »

June 13, 2020 – To help disentangle the secrets of Covid-19 disease, researchers are sequencing the DNA of young grown-ups and children who suffer from extreme Covid-19 disease ailments in spite of having no hidden clinical issues. The scientists are …

Study looks at genetic background of healthy people who develop severe Covid-19 illness Read more »

May 22, 2020 – Host factors (i.e., disease phenotypes and/or predispositions) instead of viral genetic variation seem to impact more on sickness severity among Covid-19 patients, as indicated by an investigation from China. Scientists in Shanghai analyzed clinical, atomic, and …

Host factors may influence Covid-19 severity more than viral genetic variation Read more »