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Coronavirus News is a section dedicated to the new coronavirus that is causing an epidemic in China and fast spreading globally. The strain of coronavirus called Covid-19 or also commonly called the Wuhan coronavirus is genetically more potent and faster spreading than the SARS coronavirus. Currently teams are working to develop a new vaccine for this new coronavirus while other teams are trying t...
COVID-19 News - Celiac Disease Apr 09, 2023 2 years ago
COVID-19 News: The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has left numerous people grappling with persistent post-COVID-19 symptoms, collectively known as long COVID.
Previous research and COVID-19 News coverages have shown that COVID-19 shares immunological traits with autoimmune diseases, including overactivity of certain immune cells. This has led to growing evidence linking COVID-19 with the devel...
COVID1-9 News - SARS-CoV-2 Infections Causes Gut Immunological Barrier Dysfunction Apr 08, 2023 2 years ago
COVID-19 News: A new study by researchers from Medical School, University of Patras-Greece, University Hospital of Patras-Greece and Patras State General Hospital-Greece has found that SARS-CoV-2 infections often lead to the dysfunction of the gut’s immunological barrier.
Key features of intestinal immune barrier disruption during SARS-CoV-2 infection. SARS-CoV-2 infection is associated wi...
COVID-19 News: Picture this: a massive crowd of people shouting in unison, “WE ARE ALL INDIVIDUALS!” Suddenly, a lone voice from the crowd sheepishly mutters, “I’m not.” This famous scene from the Monty Python comedy troupe brings to light the concept of immunodominant public antibody responses, an immune system phenomenon that could make us vulnerable to viral reinfe...
COVID-19 News - HERV-W Envelope Protein Apr 07, 2023 2 years ago
COVID-19 News: The COVID-19 disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, leads to diverse symptoms and syndromes in patients, from benign to severe forms. The dysregulation of innate and adaptive immunity plays a critical role in the clinical outcome of COVID-19 patients, driving severe evolution of the disease.
A new international study investigated whether SARS-CoV-2 could activate end...
Editorial: Even as the world continues to grapple with the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, a more sinister and dangerous threat is looming on the horizon. The increased reliance on biotechnology, coupled with the controversial practice of gain-of-function research, has created a potential breeding ground for a new and potentially deadlier pandemic.
This editorial explores the imminent...
Long COVID- Fasudil - Rho-Kinase Inhibitor - SARS-CoV-2 Induced Vascular Dysfunction Apr 07, 2023 2 years ago
Long COVID: The world is grappling with the long-term consequences of COVID-19, and millions of patients continue to experience debilitating symptoms long after the acute phase of the disease. This phenomenon, known as Long COVID, affects a significant portion of the population, with systemic vascular dysfunction being a key component.
Despite the widespread prevalence of Long COVID, the ...
COVID-19 Drugs - Methotrexate, Pralatrexate, Trimetrexate Apr 07, 2023 2 years ago
COVID-19 Drugs: Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the scientific community has been tirelessly working to find effective therapeutic strategies to treat SARS-CoV-2-induced respiratory disease. Repurposing approved drugs has emerged as the most rapid, affordable, and efficient strategy for addressing this urgent need. Among the drugs tested for repurposing, methotrexate (MTX), a widely u...
COVID-19 News - India -5335 New Cases In Last 24 Hours Apr 06, 2023 2 years ago
COVID-19 News: More Great News! According to official reports from Indian health authorities, there were more than 5,335 new COVID-19 infections in the last 24 hours. Considering that India has a population of more than 1.4 billion people and that in most crowded cities there is very little precautions being undertaken coupled with the fact there is very little testing and India’s notoriety ...
COVID-19 News - CD147 - Cyclophilin A - Cancer Apr 06, 2023 2 years ago
COVID-19 News: Iranian researchers from Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, University of Tehran and Tehran University of Medical Sciences are claiming that CD147 And Cyclophilin A (CyPA) play key roles in COVID-19 severity, cancer progression and chemotherapy resistance in cancer patients with COVID-19.
The ...
COVID-19 News - Spike Protein Accumulating In Skull Marrow, Brain Meninges And Brain Parenchyma Apr 06, 2023 2 years ago
COVID-19 News: A new study by German and Danish researchers have found the SARS-Cov-2 spike protein accumulating in skull marrow, brain meninges and brain parenchyma while killing brain cells of those who had been exposed to the spike proteins either by infection or by so called mRNA ‘prophylactics.’
The SARS-CoV-2 virus, responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic, has been associa...
Long COVID - Sleep Issues Apr 06, 2023 2 years ago
Long COVID, or post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC), is a global public health crisis marked by patients experiencing lingering and debilitating symptoms beyond four weeks after the acute onset of SARS-CoV-2 infection.
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Sleep disturbances are prevalent in 34-50% of Long COVID cases, but the severity, associated risk factors, and interactions with mood disord...
COVID-19 News - Endogenous piRNAs Apr 05, 2023 2 years ago
COVID-19 News: In an astounding revelation, a groundbreaking study by researchers from the Polish Academy of Sciences and A. Baitursynov Kostanay Regional University in Kazakhstan has identified a potential game-changer in the battle against the relentless SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant.
Although the research is still in its preliminary, in silico phase, the astonishing findings are impossibl...
COVID-19 News - Surfactant Protein A - (SP-A) - Antiviral Apr 05, 2023 2 years ago
COVID-19 News: In a groundbreaking study, scientists have found that a human protein called Surfactant Protein A (SP-A) can inhibit the infectivity of SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19, in human lung epithelial cells. This remarkable discovery sheds light on the potential of SP-A to be used as a biomarker for COVID-19 severity and a potential therapeutic component.
The study ...
Infertility - WHO - COVID-19 - SARS-CoV-2 Apr 04, 2023 2 years ago
The World Health Organization (WHO) has recently reported that one in six people worldwide, or approximately 17.5% of the adult population, are affected by infertility. This alarming statistic has prompted the UN health agency to call for cheaper and more accessible fertility treatments.
https://www.who.int/news/item/04-04-2023-1-in-6-people-globally-affected-by-infertility
With the ongoi...
SARS-CoV-2 Research - Spike protein - Memory Loss Apr 04, 2023 2 years ago
Individuals diagnosed with post-COVID-19 syndrome frequently experience cognitive and memory issues. A new study from researchers from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ)-Brazil and Rio de Janeiro State University (UniRio)-Brazil sheds light on the mechanism behind these problems.
The study found that the Spike protein, which enables the virus to enter human cells, could be responsib...
COVID-19 News - Vascular Complications of COVID-19 Apr 04, 2023 2 years ago
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has posed numerous challenges to the global healthcare system. While respiratory symptoms have been the most prominent manifestation of the disease, an increasing number of vascular complications have been identified. A review published in the Canadian Journal of Cardiology, titled "An evolving understanding of the basis and management of vascular complications o...
COVID-19 News: Since its emergence in late 2019, the SARS-CoV-2 virus has continued to evolve and adapt. As the virus responsible for COVID-19, researchers have extensively investigated its replication and pathogenesis to develop vaccines and treatments. The viral spike protein has been the main focus due to its role in infection and transmission. However, other viral proteins have been less studi...
COVID-19 News - Tetraspanin-8-TSPAN8-Mediator-SARS-CoV-2-Infections Apr 02, 2023 2 years ago
A new study by researchers from the University of California, San Francisco - USA has found that the human protein that Tetraspanin-8 (TSPAN8) is a mediator in in SARS-CoV-2 infections.
Tetraspanin-8 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the TSPAN8 gene. The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the transmembrane 4 superfamily, also known as the tetraspanin family. Most of these...
COVID-19 News - SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein Induces Endothelial Cell Permeability Apr 02, 2023 2 years ago
COVID-19 News: A news study by researchers from the Institute of Life Science, School of Medicine, Swansea University - UK has found that the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein induces endothelial cell permeability and von Willebrand Factor secretion.
COVID-19, caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, has become a global pandemic with devastating effects on public health and economies worldwide. While prima...
COVID-19 News - Australia - XBB.1.16 - XBC.1.6 Apr 02, 2023 2 years ago
COVID-19 News: The COVID-19 situation in Australia continues to escalate as the nation records its seventh-straight week of increased cases. With 26,531 new confirmed cases and 90 deaths reported this week, authorities are urging Australians to receive their booster doses as soon as possible. Hospitalizations have risen to 1,508, but the number of people in intensive care has slightly dropped to 3...
Philippines - Philippines Apr 01, 2023 2 years ago
COVID-19 News: In the last few hours, the Philippines Department of Health (DOH) reported that the country saw 330 additional COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours.
According, the new SARS-CoV-2 infections brought the number of active infections nationwide to 9,021, as shown in the DOH's Covid-19 tracker.
https://doh.gov.ph/covid19tracker
It was reported that Metro Manila remaine...
Long COVID - Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) Apr 01, 2023 2 years ago
Long COVID: A growing number of peer reviewed studies are showing that Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) might be useful in Long COVID. Certain cases studies and clinical trials have showed its effectiveness in helping with manifestations of fatigue, various cognitive and neurological issues in Long COVID.
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy or HBOT involves breathing pure oxygen in a pressurized en...
XBB.1.16: The technical lead for the COVID-19 response at the World Health Organization (WHO), Maria Van Kerkhovee has warned that more attention should be focused on the new SARS-CoV-2 recombinant sub-lineage XBB.1.16 as its starts its ravage in various geolocations across the world.
https://twitter.com/mvankerkhove/status/1641489462461968414
Already preliminary data is showing that...
COVID-19 News - Giant Cell Arteritis Apr 01, 2023 2 years ago
It is becoming more apparent each passing day that exposure to the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus can trigger a whole avalanche of medical conditions, health issues and diseases as the novel coronavirus is able to cause disruption and damage to hundreds of the human host cellular pathways, genes, key enzymes and proteases and also cause damage to various cells and tissues.
Adding the list of nume...
COVID-19 News - Host miRNAs Contribute To Evolution Of SARS-CoV-2 Apr 01, 2023 2 years ago
COVID-19 News: The positive-sense RNA genome of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic, is approximately 30,000 nucleotides in length. Since its emergence in December 2019 with the WuhanHu-1 strain, over 10,000 recorded nucleotide mutations have been documented, with an estimated mutation rate ranging from 0.0004 to 0.002 mutations per nucleotide per year.
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COVID-19 News - Interleukin 27 Apr 01, 2023 2 years ago
A new study by researchers from Universidad de Antioquia-Colombia has found that Interleukin 27 plays an important role in COVID-19 pathogenesis and inflammation regulation.
Interleukin 27 (IL27)
Interleukin 27 (IL27) is a heterodimeric cytokine, member of the IL6/IL12 family of cytokines, composed of IL27p28 and Epstein-Barr virus-induced 3 (EBI3) subunits.
Importantly, its intera...
COVID-19 News - SARS-CoV-2 Altered Blood-Brain Barrier - Drug Transport Apr 01, 2023 2 years ago
COVID-19 News: A new study by Mexican medical scientists has found that SARS-CoV-2 virus is able to alter the Blood-Brain Barrier of the human host with concerning implications as many of the drugs used during treatment can also thereafter gain access to the brain when in the first place, during development and research, they were made knowing very well that their active molecules would never be a...
Long COVID - Diminished Peripheral CD8+β7 Integrin+ T Cells Mar 31, 2023 2 years ago
Long COVID: A new study led by researcher from University of Minho, Braga-Portugal and Hospital of Braga-Portugal has found that diminished peripheral CD8+β7 integrin+ T cells and anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgA response characterizes Long COVID.
It has been estimated that several millions of individuals worldwide are likely to experience Long COVID, a condition that continues to affect patients...
COVID-19 News - SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein Activates the EGFR Or Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor-Mediated Signaling Mar 31, 2023 2 years ago
COVID-19 News: Scientists from United Arab Emirates University-UAE have in a new study shockingly found that the SARS-CoV-2 spike 1 proteins are able to activate the EGFR or Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor-mediated signaling.
Image Credit: Kateryna Kon/Shutterstock
The study findings has numerous implications in both pathogenesis of SARS-CoV-2 and also in Post COVID dangers.
The ongoing...
Fumarate Hydratase -COVID-19, Sepsis, Lupus, Arthritis Mar 30, 2023 2 years ago
Fumarate Hydratase: In an effort to understand the progression of inflammatory diseases, researchers at the Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute's School of Biochemistry and Immunology in Trinity College Dublin have made a significant breakthrough. This new understanding reveals a potential therapeutic target for a variety of inflammatory conditions.
The team found that an enzyme cal...
COVID-19 News - Red Blood Cells Play A Role In Multi-Organ Spread of SARS-CoV-2 Mar 30, 2023 2 years ago
COVID-19 News: A new study led by researchers from Universidad de Buenos Aires-Argentina involving a MHV murine model has found that that red blood cells play a role in multi-organ spread of SARS-CoV-2.
COVID-19 is a complex disease that affects various organs beyond the respiratory system. While hematological disorders are commonly associated with the disease, the mechanism of SARS-CoV-2...
COVID-19 News : Resistance To Clinical Protease Inhibitors Mar 30, 2023 2 years ago
COVID-19 News: Research led by scientist from the University of Minnesota-USA has found that the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus is evolving to escape all known clinical protease inhibitors. As drug resistance becomes a major issue in the coming CVID-19 onslaughts, a strategy of using a combination of antivirals like that in HIV treatment protocols might be a better solution.
The study also compri...
COVID-19 News - XBC.1.6 - South Australia Mar 30, 2023 2 years ago
COVID-19 News: Daily COVID-19 infections are rising once again in the state of South Australia that has a population of about 1.77 million individuals.
In the week ending 24th of March 2023, there was 2,888 officially reported new COVID-19 infections out of about 8750 PCR tests conducted.
https://www.sahealth.sa.gov.au/wps/wcm/connect/public+content/sa+health+internet/conditions/infectiou...
COVID-19 News - mRNA Shots -IgG4 Mar 29, 2023 2 years ago
COVID-19 News: A new international study has found that IgG4 antibodies produced by mRNA shots generate immune tolerance to SARS-CoV-2’s spike protein by immune system suppression.
Spike-specific IgG4 antibodies after repeated SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccination.
Image Credit: Juan Gaertner/Shutterstock
As a result of the health crisis caused by SARS-CoV-2, the creation of a new vaccine platform ...
COVID-19 News - ORF6 - ORF8 - ORF9b - ORF9c - Profibrotic Processes Mar 29, 2023 2 years ago
COVID-19 News: A new study by Spanish researchers from Margarita Salas Center for Biological Research (CIB-CSIC),Madrid, University of Córdoba, Biomedical Research Institute of Córdoba (IMIBIC), National Centre for Biotechnology (CNB-CSIC), Institute for Health Research Hospital ‘12 de 16 Octubre’ (imas12) and the Centre for Biomedical Research Network on Infe...
COVID-19 News - SARS-CoV-2 Evolving To Evade T Cells Mar 29, 2023 2 years ago
COVID-19 News: In the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have seen the SARS-CoV-2 virus constantly evolving and spawning newer variants and sub-lineages and, in some cases, even recombining to evade the various antibodies induced by the vaccines or even by the previous infections. The various monoclonal based therapeutics and convalescent plasma protocols are no longer effective to deal with the ...
Clinical Practice - Hydrocortisone And Fludrocortisone - Sepsis Mar 28, 2023 2 years ago
Clinical Practice: A new study by researchers from the Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine-USA, University of Toronto-Canada has found that a combination of hydrocortisone and fludrocortisone is better at treating septic shock.
The study findings are of relevance in this COVID-19 era where it has been found that many hospitalized COVID-19 with disease severity o...
COVID-19 News - XBB.1.16 - Singapore Mar 28, 2023 2 years ago
COVID-19 News: The Ministry of Health (MOH) of Singapore has stated that the recent surge in COVID-19 cases is not putting undue strain on the nation's healthcare capacity. The ministry was responding to queries from CNA on Monday, March 27th.
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/singapore-covid-19-cases-increase-not-strain-healthcare-capacity-mom-3376686
According to Singapore&r...
Outbreak News - H3N8 Equine-Avian Flu - China Mar 28, 2023 2 years ago
Outbreak News: A 56-year-old woman in Zhongshan City, Guangdong province, China has tested positive for the H3N8 equine/avian influenza virus, marking only the third time the virus has been detected in humans.
The woman, who has multiple myeloma and other underlying health conditions, had exposure to live poultry and wild birds in the vicinity of her home before falling ill.
The H3...
COVID-19 News - Neurodevelopmental Disorders In Babies Mar 28, 2023 2 years ago
COVID-19 News: During the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, we had lots of so called medical ‘experts’ and health authorities who made claims publicly that the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus does not affect unborn babies or even infants and that it was of no threat to pregnant mothers.
Pic Credit: Bill O’Leary/Washington Post via Getty Images
Past forward, three years later and we ...
COVID-19 News - Hair Loss - Growth Arrest-Specific 6 -Gas6 Mar 27, 2023 2 years ago
COVID-19 News: A new study by researchers from Università del Piemonte Orientale (UPO)-Italy, A.O.U. Maggiore della Carità-Italy, Ospedale Alessandria-Italy and University of Trieste-Italy has found that decreased growth arrest-specific 6 (gas6) and sAxl plasma levels are associated with hair loss in COVID-19 survivors.
Post-acute symptoms following COVID-19 are quite common...
COVID-19 News : Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada Syndrome Mar 27, 2023 2 years ago
COVID-19 News: A new study cum case report by physicians from the Department of Neurology, Miller School of Medicine, The University of Miami, Florida-USA has shocking found that SARS-CoV-2 Infections can lead to Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada Syndrome and total blindness! It is not known at this stage if the condition is caused by specific SARS-Cov-2 sub-lineages and if so which ones.
Vogt-Koyanag...
Long COVID News - Pregnenolone Mar 26, 2023 2 years ago
Long COVID News: Thailand Medical News strongly advocates that more research is conducted with regards to supplementation with the hormone pregnenolone to help with certain Long COVID manifestations as we strongly feel that it can help with fatigue, cognitive issues and many other symptoms seen in Long COVID.
Long COVID, also referred to as post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC), has ...
COVID-19 News - XBB.1.1 6- India Mar 26, 2023 2 years ago
COVID-19 News: As COVID-19 continues to evolve, a new variant, XBB.1.16, is raising concerns in India. The country has reported at least 344 XBB.1.16 sequences isolated by India's Sars-CoV-2 genome sequencing consortium INSACOG, accounting for 49% of the global database GISAID's XBB.1.16 sequences.
The variant has been found in samples of all six sates states witnessing a rise in ...
UK Medical News - COVID-19 Cases Rising Mar 26, 2023 2 years ago
UK Medical News: COVID-19 cases in the United Kingdom have climbed to their highest levels since the beginning of the year, with an estimated 1.7 million people in private households likely to have had the virus in the week ending 13 March according to the last ONS (Office for National Statistics) COVID-19 infection survey report.
https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/healthandsocial...
COVID-19 Immunology - Damage Of Innate And Adaptive Immune System Mar 25, 2023 2 years ago
COVID-19 Immunology: This is a summarized overview for readers to comprehend how SARS-CoV-2 Infections damages both the Innate and Adaptive components of the human host immune system based on 27 selected studies that Thailand Medical News selected.
Comprehending the immune damage mechanisms provide essential guidelines for clinical treatment and immune prevention strategies. Numerous stud...
COVID-19 News - OAS Genes - Heart Failure Mar 24, 2023 2 years ago
COVID-19 News: COVID-19, the ongoing global pandemic caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, has been shown to not only cause severe respiratory illness but also damage multiple organs, particularly the heart. This can lead to myocardial injury, heart failure (HF), and even cardiac death.
Heart failure is the fourth most common complication of COVID-19, and it is also the final outcome of numerou...
COVID-19 News - SARS-CoV-2 - Microglial Purinergic Signaling Mar 24, 2023 2 years ago
COVID-19 News: Researchers from Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro-Brazil have in a new study discovered that SARS-CoV-2 spike protein alters microglial purinergic signaling! The study findings have numerous worrisome implications in terms of the long-term health and medical issues that many Post COVID individuals will ultimately develop.
Despite long-term sequelae of COVID-19 emergin...
COVID-19 News - Proteinuria Mar 24, 2023 2 years ago
COVID-19 News: A new study led by researchers from Rush University Medical Center, Chicago-USA has found that non-Omicron variants more likely to cause damage to the kidney's filtration system than Omicron sub-lineages.
The study team also comprised of scientists from Tulane National Primate Research Center-USA, University Medicine Greifswald-Germany, NIPOKA GmbH-Germany, Morphic Ther...
COVID-19- News - CD8 T Cells Mar 23, 2023 2 years ago
COVID-19 News: A new study led by researchers from Stanford University has found that prior SARS-CoV-2 infections can diminish CD8+ T cell activation and expansion in individuals receiving the COVID-19 vaccinations.
The study team conducted the study using spheromers to identify dominant T cell epitopes in response to the Pfizer/BioNTech BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 vaccine.
T cells play...
COVID-19 Herbs - Curcumin Mar 23, 2023 2 years ago
COVID-19 Herbs: A randomized controlled clinical trial conducted by researchers from Arizona State University has demonstrated that the herbal phytochemical curcumin offers anti-inflammatory benefits for adults recovering from COVID-19 and were vaccinated.
The protection provided by COVID-19 infection and vaccination varies against reinfection and breakthrough infection. The study team aimed to...
COVID-19 Drugs - Tucaresol Mar 23, 2023 2 years ago
COVID-19 Drugs: Tucaresol, an is an orally administered antisickling agent which increases the oxygen affinity of hemoglobin is emerging as a potential COVID-19 antiviral and drug to treat SARS-CoV-2 induced lymphopenia and immunodeficiency according to researchers from ChemThera Sciences, a pharmaceutical research company based in Montreal, Canada with a branch in Delaware, United States.
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COVID-19 News - Monocyte-Derived Macrophages - Vascular and Lung Damage Mar 23, 2023 2 years ago
COVID-19 News: A new study lead by researchers from the Institute of Molecular Virology and Cell Biology, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Greifswald-Germany haas found that monocyte-derived macrophages in SARS-CoV-2 infection causes vascular and lung damage in hamsters.
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The innate immune response plays a crucial role in how the...
COVID-19 News - SARS-CoV-2 Binds To Hemoglobin Mar 22, 2023 2 years ago
COVID-19 News: Researchers from the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS)-Bulgaria, National Center of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases- Bulgaria and Université du Québec en Outaouais-Canada in a news study using surface plasmon resonance (SPR) and double resonance long period grating (DR LPG) techniques have validated that SARS-CoV-2 structural proteins binds to hemoglobin and myoglo...
COVID-19 Supplements - Folic Acid (Vitamin B9) Mar 22, 2023 2 years ago
COVID-19 Supplements: A new study review by researchers from the University of Thessaly, Biopolis-Greece poses the warning that folic acid levels in an individual can determine the direction of the disease progression of a SARS-CoV-2 infection and even the risk of mortality, and that further studies are needed to discover what is the optimal range of physiological levels dosing to reap the protect...