Lung microbiome predicts COVID-19 disease severity
A new preprint research paper posted to the
medRxiv server found changes to the lung microbiome during severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection influence COVID-19 disease severity. Led by Ronald G. Collman from the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, they suggest a wide diversity in the microbiome is associated with less severe illness and the need for hospitalization.
Differences in the microbiome were observed in intubated patients who showed a higher prevalence for
Staphylococcus. Greater amounts of
The researchers write:
“We report profound dysbiosis of the respiratory tract bacterial and viral microbiome in hospitalized COVID-19 patients, which differs from that of non-COVID patients, exhibits accelerated destabilization over time, and associates with disease severity and systemic immune profiles.
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9 April 2021
by: Shannon Kelleher A keto diet may help avoid energy deprivation in the brains of people in treatment for AUD. | tbralnina/ iStock A keto diet may help avoid energy deprivation in the brains of people in treatment for AUD. | tbralnina/ iStock
Keto diets may be much more than a weight loss fad cutting out carbs and eating foods rich in healthy fats may also help people with alcohol use disorder (AUD) manage their withdrawal symptoms and cravings while they undergo treatment, according to a new study of 33 patients in the April 9 issue of
Science Advances.
The study found that patients who went on a ketogenic diet for three weeks required fewer benzodiazepine drugs to manage their alcohol withdrawal symptoms within the first week of treatment than those on a standard American diet. Patients on the keto diet also reported reduced cravings when exposed to alcohol cues over three weeks and tended to have lower withdrawal scores.
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CHOP Cancer Researchers Win 2021 AACR Team Science Award
April 9, 2021 GMT
John M. Maris, MD
PHILADELPHIA, April 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Twelve researchers in the Cancer Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have won the 2021 Team Science Award from the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR). The award, presented annually at the AACR Annual Meeting for collaborative scientific advancements, recognizes the significant contributions to the pediatric cancer research community made by the St. Baldrick’s Foundation-Stand Up 2 Cancer Pediatric Dream Team. The Team is led by CHOP physician-scientist John M. Maris, MD and co-leader Stanford University immunologist and pediatric oncologist Crystal L. Mackall, MD, and supported by a multi-disciplinary group of researchers across 10 North American centers.