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Immune system has long-term defenses after mild Covid-19; children may be key carriers of virus variants

Antibodies, Bacteria, Bone Marrow, Children, Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), COVID-19 Studies, Covid-19 Variants, Immune Cells, Immune System, Nature, United States

Months after recovery from mild Covid-19 – when antibody levels in the blood have declined – immune cells in bone marrow remain ready to pump out new antibodies against the coronavirus, researchers reported on May 24 in Nature. And according to a new U.S. study, young children appear to be significant carriers of more contagious variants of the new coronavirus, such as the ones identified in the UK and in California.

FDA Approves G1 Therapeutics’ Cosela to Prevent Chemo Damage in Lung Cancer

Approvals, Bone Marrow, Chemotherapy, Chemotherapy-induced myelosuppression, Clinical Data, Clinical Trials, Extensive-Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer, FDA, FDA/Regulatory, Immune System, Myelosuppression, R&D, Therapeutics

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved G1 Therapeutics’ Cosela (trilaciclib) for injection to decrease the damage to the immune system and bone marrow from chemotherapy.

Achievement unlocked: Area 23’s Hero Gene campaign makes first possible patient match

Bone Marrow, Donors, Healthcare Communications Agencies, Issue Archives, June 2016, Medicine Avenue

At 2015’s New York Comic Con, Area 23 teamed up with Be The Match to launch The Hero Gene Lab, an effort to expand the number of people registered to […]