HLA Genotype and its effect on the severity of COVID-19 Infections
Isabelle Ferenczi introduces the importance of Human Leukocyte Antigens and their potential role in determining a given patient’s response to...
Tag: immunology
Sex differences in immune responses to COVID-19
Image credit: Kruthika Sundaram There are a broad range of COVID-19 symptoms, which widely differ in severity between patients. Age...
Coronagenes: A study of the genes behind severe COVID-19
Image credit: Coronagenes, University of Edinburgh COVID-19 affects individuals in different ways. Some people are asymptomatic whereas others require intensive...
COVID-19 may trigger diabetes
Visualization of the COVID-19 virus. Image credit: Fusion Medical Animation, Unsplash There is emerging evidence that the relationship between COVID-19...
Dexamethasone: a steroid superhero?
With the US buying up the world’s stock of Remdesivir, will dexamethasone emerge as the wonder cure to save lives...
Biobanks in the ranks
The virus which causes COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) has been particularly cryptic in its strike pattern. There is a wide variation in...
