According to the researchers, antibodies produced in response to Covid-19 mistakenly target the cells that make up the blood-brain barrier. Article written by Posted on 06/07/2022 07:21 Update on 06/07/2022 07:59 Reading time : 1 min. It damages the blood vessels of the brain. The immune response to Covid-19 could be responsible for the symptoms … Read more
AFP, published on Tuesday, July 05, 2022 at 11:10 p.m. The immune response to Covid-19, which damages the blood vessels of the brain, could be responsible for the symptoms of “Covid long”, according to a study based on a low number of cases and published Tuesday by American researchers. The brains of nine people who … Read more
Even if the dangerousness of the BA.5 sub-variant of Omicron is not yet clearly known, “its contamination capacity is high”. The incidence rate thus fell from 423 cases (as of June 23) to 1,100 cases per 100,000 inhabitants on Tuesday, for a positivity rate of 38%. “The progression is spectacular”, observes the prefect, who does … Read more
The safest method remains the tick remover, sold in pharmacies. To use it, simply slip the hook under the tick without crushing it and perform, once close to the skin, a rotating movement to take the entire insect. Then disinfect the wound with an antiseptic and wash your hands. If you don’t have these special … Read more
A 51-year-old Briton, affected by an aggressive form of breast cancer, had ended up joining, as a last resort, a clinical trial in October 2019. And as reported The Independent this Monday, his cancer finally disappeared while his doctors gave him only one year to live. It was in November 2017 that this mother of … Read more
They are bought, without a prescription, in pharmacies for 5, 10, 30 and up to 40 euros in order to detect a disease yourself. We now know those for Covid screening (more than 46 million boxes sold in one year). But there are, in fact, self-tests of all kinds. The details of Sylvie Metzelard, editor-in-chief … Read more
Among these cases, 3 women and 1 child have been infected with the monkeypox virus since May 7, 2022, the date of the first case detected in France. As Public Health France points out, to date, in France, 97% of cases for which sexual orientation is reported have occurred in men who have sex with … Read more
CORONAVIRUS – “It’s been two years, and I still haven’t had the Covid.” While the seventh wave of coronavirus continues to grow, carried by the BA.4 and BA.5 variants, some on social networks rejoice: they would have escaped the pandemic since 2020. But while 200,000 positive cases have been detected in the last 24 hours … Read more
Affected by an aggressive form of the disease, Jasmin David turned to a specialized hospital as a last resort. Although the survival rate for breast cancer can be as high as 90% in some high-income countries, it is still the deadliest cancer in women. And according to figures from the World Health Organization, “nearly one … Read more
A study demonstrates the presence of an active viral reservoir in the bodies of patients who present symptoms months after their contamination. A great hope for people with long Covid. And for a more reliable future diagnosis…. Researchers from Harvard Medical School have demonstrated the presence of coronavirus proteins in the blood of patients who … Read more
