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Low plasma 25(OH) vitamin D level associated with increased risk of COVID-19 infection
EurekAlert! - 26 Jul 2020 06:00
(Bar-Ilan University) An Israeli population-based study by a group of scientists from the Leumit Health Services and the Azrieli Faculty of Medicine of Bar-Ilan University discovered significant association of low plasma...
Potential therapeutic effects of dipyridamole in the severely ill patients with COVID-19
EurekAlert! - 26 Jul 2020 06:00
(Compuscript Ltd) Effective antivirals with safe clinical profile are urgently needed to improve the overall COVID-19 prognosis. In an analysis of a randomly collected cohort of 124 patients with COVID-19, the authors fo...
Cycad plants provide an important 'ecosystem service'
EurekAlert! - 26 Jul 2020 06:00
(University of Guam) A study published in the June 2020 edition of the peer-reviewed journal Horticulturae shows that cycads, which are in decline and among the world's most threatened group of plants, provide an importa...
Existing evidence suggests face coverings do not lead to false sense of security
EurekAlert! - 26 Jul 2020 06:00
(University of Cambridge) Existing limited evidence suggests that wearing face coverings to protect against COVID-19 does not lead to a false sense of security and is unlikely to increase the risk of infection through we...
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