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Covid-19 new variant ‘FLiRT’ spreads in US: Here’s what you need to know
Covid-19 new group of variants called ‘FLiRT’ is spreading in several countries around the world. Read on to know whether its a threat to India or not yet. Covid-19 or coronavirus wreaked havoc globally in December 2019, and it continues to circulate. While people have become more aware and the virus is not as virulent…
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Covid vaccine Covishield may lead to rare side effects, admits AstraZeneca
It was recently revealed that the Covishield vaccine can lead to a rare side effect known as thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome. It can result in blood clots and a low platelet count. In a big reveal related to Covid-19 vaccination, British-Swedish multinational pharmaceutical and biotechnology company AstraZeneca has for the first time acknowledged that Covishield,…
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Long COVID May Be Associated With Dysregulated Iron, Study Finds
Years after the discovery of the COVID-19 virus, many people still wonder whether their current symptoms can be traced back to the illness they contracted one, two, or even years ago. Up to 65 million people worldwide have contracted long COVID1, according to one estimate, and more than 200 symptoms of long COVID have been…
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Plant stanols may boost immunity to COVID-19 in at-risk groups
The โScience Directโโ published research, funded byย Raisio Nutrition, the makers of the studied plant stanol drink, found that the immunoglobulin M (IgM) concentrations against the COVID-19 spike protein peaked to their highest point in the two weeks following administered COVID vaccinations. In addition, inflammatory cytokine concentrations were found to decrease in the plant stanol ester…
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Plant stanols increase COVID-19 antibody response in the overweight
โConsuming plant stanols affects immune responses to COVID-19 vaccinations, translating into increased serum anti-COVID-19 IgM concentrations in subjects with overweight/obesity,โ the Dutch researchers wrote. โOnly in IgG seroconverted subjects, serum anti-COVID-19 IgG concentrations also increaseโฆThese results suggest that this high-risk group for COVID-19 complications could benefit from plant stanol consumption.โ They added that lifestyle interventions…
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Study: Probiotic improves symptoms of allergic rhinitis in four weeks
The study, published in the journal Nutrientsโ,ย investigated the effect of Guanke Immunobiotics (Maiyata Inc., Shaoxing, China), a probiotic mixture of Guanke (Lactobacillus plantarumโ, CGMCC No. 21720) freeze-dried with maltodextrin, cranberry fruit powder, erythritol, isomaltulose and vitamin C, initiallyย developedย to improve immune responses to theย Covid-19 vaccineโ. The Guanke strain ofย Lactobacillus plantarumโย has previouslyย shown promiseโย in modulating SARS-CoV-2 specific immune…
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How long is the Covid-19 incubation period and when to get tested for JN.1.?
The covid incubation period remains to be quite a confusion. With the new variant J.N.1 coming, here is all that you need to know. Our days of dreading the phrase, โtested positiveโ seems to have returned in light of the new variant of Covid-19, JN.1. While we have been dealing with Covid 19 for over…
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Synbiotic supplementation may ease long COVID: RCT
Data published in The Lancet Infectious Diseasesโ indicated that a synbiotic supplement containing three probiotic strains and three prebiotics also significantly alleviated general unwellness compared to placebo. โThis randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial showed that treatment with SIM01 [the synbiotic], which targets gut dysbiosis and potentially modifies the immune response, was effective in alleviating multiple symptoms…