1 Which of the following nutraceuticals is currently being investigated as a potential treatment against COVID-19 infection? Resveratrol Quercetin Quercetin is a powerful immune booster and broad-spectrum antiviral. It also inhibits the release of pro-inflammatory cytokines, which may be beneficial since serious COVID-19 infection and subsequent death appears to be due to cytokine storm activity.… Read More »
The virus that causes COVID-19 remains for several hours to days on surfaces and in aerosols, a new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine found. The study suggests that people may acquire the coronavirus through the air and after touching contaminated objects. Scientists discovered the virus is detectable for up to three… Read More »
Double trouble Colaiácovo’s lab had previously adapted a strategy in which C. elegans eggs glowed green if they developed abnormal numbers of chromosomes. In people, such abnormalities cause more than 35 percent of miscarriages and 4 percent of stillbirths, as well as infertility and conditions such as Down syndrome. In 2019, Colaiácovo used the worms to quickly screen… Read More »