Towards goals to refine prophylactic and therapeutic strategies against COVID-19 linked to aging and metabolic syndrome

CH Shin, KH Kim, S Jeeva, SM Kang - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) gave rise to the
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. A strong correlation has been …

A nomogram for predicting delayed viral shedding in non-severe SARS-CoV-2 Omicron infection

T Yu, J Dong, Q Qi, Q Lv, J Li, C Huang… - Infection and Drug …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose The Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 has emerged as a significant global concern,
characterized by its rapid transmission and resistance to existing treatments and vaccines …

From sanitation science to geroscience: public health must transcend 'folkbiology'

C Farrelly - Public Health Ethics, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Folkbiology refers to people's everyday understanding of the biological world. The early
twentieth-century pioneers of public health C.-EA Winslow (1877–1957), and his mentor H …

[HTML][HTML] ¿ Es prioritario vacunar a niños de 3-11 años contra COVID-19 en Colombia?

LE Bautista, LA Rodríguez-Villamizar… - Revista de la …, 2021 - scielo.org.co
La siguiente carta al editor se publica por la importancia que tiene para la política sanitaria
colombiana. En ella varios colegas, incluyendo el editor de Salud UIS, discuten varios …

[HTML][HTML] Predictors of poor prognosis in healthy, young, individuals with SARS-CoV-2 infections

C Espejo-Paeres, RA Espliguero, A Uribarri… - Clinical Microbiology …, 2022 - Elsevier
Objectives To identify predictors of poor prognosis in previously healthy young individuals
admitted to hospital with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Methods We studied a …

Blood circulating bacterial DNA in hospitalized old COVID-19 patients

R Giacconi, P D'Aquila, M Cardelli, F Piacenza… - Immunity & …, 2023 - Springer
Background Coronavirus disease COVID-19 is a heterogeneous condition caused by SARS-
CoV-2 infection. Generally, it is characterized by interstitial pneumonia that can lead to …

Thinking of future as an older individual increases perceived risks for age‐related diseases but not for COVID‐19

D Monzani, M Marinucci, L Pancani… - International Journal …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Actively thinking of one's future as an older individual could increase perceived risk and risk
aversion. This could be particularly relevant for COVID‐19, if we consider the common …

[HTML][HTML] Host-directed therapy with 2-deoxy-D-glucose inhibits human rhinoviruses, endemic coronaviruses, and SARS-CoV-2

L Wali, M Karbiener, S Chou, V Kovtunyk… - Journal of Virus …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Rhinoviruses (RVs) and coronaviruses (CoVs) upregulate host cell metabolic
pathways such as glycolysis to meet their bioenergetic demands for rapid multiplication …

Responsible biology, aging populations and the 50th anniversary of the “War on Cancer”

C Farrelly - Biogerontology, 2021 - Springer
The 50th Anniversary of the National Cancer Act of 1971 is the opportune time to critically
reflect on the determinates of what the philosopher of science Philip Kitcher calls …

[HTML][HTML] The effect of working-based individual protective behaviors (WIPB) on COVID-19 mortality in north-west of Iran: A case-control study

T Zahirian Moghadam, S Rahimpouran… - … of Occupational Health …, 2021 - johe.rums.ac.ir
Background: Given the global emergency for COVID-19 infections, only Working-based
Individual Protective Behaviors (WIPB) such as health behaviors are emphasized as the …