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People struck down by an extremely rare clotting disorder that has been associated with the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine may take weeks to recover and more serious cases could require ongoing treatment.
With so few cases detected globally, experts say people with the emerging and sometimes fatal syndrome are being treated on a case-by-case basis.
A nurse holds a vial of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, manufactured by the Serum Institute of India and provided through the global COVAX initiative, in Machakos, Kenya.
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Infectious diseases expert Professor Paul Griffin, who sits on Australia’s AstraZeneca advisory board, said: “Every case is essentially being treated on its merits because we just don’t have enough cases for there to be a robust protocol that ha been replicated over and over,”
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Gut microbiome can modulate the immune response in liver cancer patients with NAFLD
The distinctive gut microbiome profile of a person with liver cancer linked to non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) could be the key to predicting someone s risk of developing the cancer, say researchers from the UNSW Microbiome Research Centre (MRC).
Their new study, published in
Nature Communications recently, found the gut microbiome - the kingdom of microorganisms living in our digestive tracts - can modulate the immune response in liver cancer patients with NAFLD, in a way that promotes the cancer s survival.
While the research is still in its early stages, this finding could lead to more effective preventative and therapeutic treatments for people at risk of developing NAFLD-related liver cancer.