Two easily measurable signs of health -; respiration rate and blood-oxygen saturation -; are distinctly predictive of higher mortality among patients hospitalized with COVID-19, according to a study examining the cases of inpatients with COVID-19 at Rush University Medical Center and University of Washington Medicine hospitals.
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The infection, technically called mucormycosis, appears to be mostly affecting diabetics who have recovered from COVID-19.
Mucormycosis is a rare but serious fungal infection in the sinuses and lungs. It can lead to black patches on the nose, blurred or double vision, and one-sided facial swelling, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It s acquired through contact with fungal spores found in soil, plants, and manure.
Endocrinologists told Insider that, while black fungus is not new, the pandemic appears to have created the perfect storm.
People with diabetes have slightly dampened immune systems, meaning they already have an elevated risk of contracting black fungus. COVID-19, which worse-affects people with diabetes, increases that risk even more. And then there are steroids, a medicine sometimes used to treat critically ill COVID-19 patients, that can dampen the immune system.
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IMAGE: Gladstone scientists uncover evidence that neurons are more sensitive to degeneration when they contain high levels of the protein apoE, which is associated with a higher risk of developing Alzheimer s. view more
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SAN FRANCISCO, CA May 6, 2021 In the brain of a person with Alzheimer s disease, neurons degenerate and die, slowly eliminating memories and cognitive skills. However, not all neurons are impacted equally. Some types of neurons in certain brain regions are more susceptible, and even among those subtypes mysteriously some perish and some do not.
Researchers at Gladstone Institutes have uncovered molecular clues that help explain what makes some neurons more susceptible than others in Alzheimer s disease. In a study published in the journal