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There are many lingering mysteries from the COVID-19 pandemic. For instance, why does SARS-CoV-2, the virus behind the disease, cause severe symptoms in some patients, while many other coronaviruses don't? And what causes strange symptoms to persist even after the infection has been cleared from a person's system?
<ul> <li>There remains no clear explanation for why COVID-19, caused by SARS-CoV-2, can result in severe outcomes or death while other coronaviruses just cause common colds, or why COVID-19 symptoms persist after the coronavirus that causes it has been eliminated.</li> <li>A UCLA-led research team has shown that fragments of the coronavirus may drive inflammation by mimicking the action of specific immune molecules in the body.</li> <li>The findings could contribute to not only the understanding and treatment of COVID-19 but also efforts to detect coronav...
The Lundquist Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center in West Carson has snagged a major federal grant to study the causes of antibiotic-resistant infections. The institute announced last month that one of its principal investigators, Michael Yeaman, was awarded an $11.5 million grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
The Lundquist Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center in West Carson has snagged a major federal grant to study the causes of antibiotic-resistant infections. The institute announced last month that one of its principal investigators, Michael Yeaman, was awarded an $11.5 million grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
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