[ April 19, 2024 ]
Latest news: A press release by the International Society on Aging and Disease (ISOAD), Shanghai University, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, China:
A groundbreaking new therapeutic approach was developed and tested to improve outcome in patients suffering from novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pneumonia. The new technique involves intravenous transplantation of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) into the patients. It was successfully tested in 7 COVID-19 patients, in Beijing YouAn Hospital, Capital Medical University, China. The results are published in the scientific journal Aging and Disease, entitled “Transplantation of ACE2- Mesenchymal Stem Cells Improves the Outcome of Patients with COVID-19 Pneumonia” (free on line):
http://www.aginganddisease.org/article/0000/2152-5250/ad-0-0-216.shtmlStory continues below advertisementThe study was conducted by a team led by Dr. Zhao, with Shanghai University and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, China.
MSCs could cure or significantly improve the functional outcomes of all the seven tested patients without observed adverse effects, contrary to 3 controls. The pulmonary function and symptoms of these seven patients were significantly improved after MSC transplantation. Among them, one severe and two common patients recovered and were discharged in 10 days after the treatment.
The presented evidence suggests that the therapeutic effects are based on the immunomodulatory capacity of mesenchymal stem cells (restoring the balance of the immune system). The coronavirus infection can stimulate a terrible cytokine storm in the lung, disrupting the balance of cytokines (signaling molecules of the immune system) such as IL-2, IL-6, IL-7, GSCF, IP10, MCP1, MIP1A and TNFα cytokines, followed by the edema, dysfunction of the air exchange, acute respiratory distress syndrome, acute cardiac injury and the secondary infection, which may lead to death. MSCs could inhibit the over-activation of the immune system and promote endogenous repair by improving the microenvironment, thus they could represent a safe and effective treatment for patients with COVID-19 pneumonia, especially for the patients in critically severe conditions.
Notably, the coronavirus-infected pneumonia is more likely to affect older individuals, especially older males, with comorbidities, resulting in their severe and even fatal respiratory diseases such as acute respiratory distress syndrome. In other words, aging appears to be the main risk factor for bad outcomes. However, the cure essentially depends on the patient’s own immune system. When the overactivated immune system kills the virus, it produces a large number of inflammatory factors, leading to the severe cytokine storms. This suggests that the main reason for the organs damage may be the virus-induced cytokine storm. Older subjects may be much easier to be affected due to immunosenescence. The study showed remarkable recovery of the elderly patients thanks to restoring their immune function.
Thus, the study may have a broader significance, even beyond the treatment of the severe coronavirus disease. This study exemplifies that the general therapeutic improvement of the immune system in the elderly can improve outcome and survival, which may have more general relevance for other aging-related communicable diseases. Thus, this study may inspire and pave the way for further promising directions to investigate the connection between aging and disease, and to treat both communicable and non-communicable aging-related diseases.
Bored Panda reports:
The spread of the new coronavirus around the world is bringing out the best in some people. 17-year-old high school senior Avi Schiffmann living in Washington state created a website to monitor the coronavirus, as well as to provide facts about the illness.
The teenager is incredibly dedicated to his project: he spends up to 6 hours each day to improve the website that has millions of views. Before the second version of his website went live, he spent the entire weekend in his room, working through the night and staying up until 7 AM.
Bored Panda spoke with The Doctors’ Association UK to learn more about the virus, how it spreads, and who is most vulnerable to the illness. Scroll down and read on for the informative interview.
More info: ncos2019.live | Instagram
Meet 17-year-old Avi Schiffmann. He created a website that tracks the spread of the coronavirus and provides facts about the illness
Image credits: avischiffmann
Avi, who goes to Mercer Island High School, launched his website in December 2019 and has been tinkering with it ever since. His website updates the number of people affected by the illness every 10 minutes by collecting and cross-referencing data from sources such as the World Health Organization, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as well as local health departments.
Avi’s website has been visited millions of times
Image credits: ncov2019.live
“I thought it would be cool if there was a website that could pull in all the information from all kinds of sources,” the teenager told TODAY. “I mainly wanted to create something that would show the data as accurately as possible because there has been a lot of misinformation.”
He continued: I’m always adding new features. It’s going to adapt as it goes along. In the future, it might be less interesting to know there are five cases in France. We might be more interested in knowing the percentage increase from last week to this week.”
It provides up-to-date information about the coronavirus…
Image credits: ncov2019.live
According to the teen, people send him messages if they spot anything inaccurate. “A while ago, there was a massive bug, where it doubled all the numbers of coronavirus cases. And I got hundreds of messages. But overall, I’ve done a good job of managing my server.”
He also included the numbers of people who’ve recovered from the coronavirus to show a more nuanced picture of the situation.
…and updates regularly
Image credits: ncov2019.live
Avi crossreferences information about the illness from multiple reliable sources
Image credits: ncov2019.live
Image credits: ncov2019.live
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44 Comments
4 years ago
Also here, showing complimentary detail:
https://covid19info.live/
Total deaths from Covid-19 to date: 3,558
Total deaths from people struck by lightning
while they were thinking about gold fish: more
4 years ago
Reply to
DemocracyRules
So far it is no where near 60% of the world population and lets hope it doesn’t get there. I personally don’t think it will but who knows!
We should all be looking out for the elderly. It seems to affect them more. Maybe families will start coming together again instead of outsourcing them….
4 years ago
Reply to
felix1999
“I don’t think it personally will” ignores all the facts, evidence and trends.
4 years ago
Reply to
gfmucci .
When I start to see all of this hype, about the usual influenza, which kills, on average, approximately 66,000 people every year, in the U.S. alone … and, the count is well over 42,000 for this year …
I’ll start believing the hype.
Please, explain the “facts, evidence, and trends” in relation of this recent strain, compared to the yearly U.S. “flu” season.
4 years ago
Reply to
Achmed Mohandjob
Obviously various medical professionals don’t have all the data they need to reach definitive conclusions.
But the ease of transmission compared to the regular flu, even if the mortality rate was the same, which many think COVID-19 is significantly higher, would within the next 3 or 4 months result in COVID-19 exceeding the mortality of the flu, especially with the medical/hospital systems being overwhelmed. Also a number of professionals suspect COVID-19 spread will not be significantly reduced in warmer weather. On top of this there are many deniers both inside and outside of government and the medical fields who insist on being reactive instead of proactive, which is giving the spread a big headstart.
4 years ago
Reply to
Achmed Mohandjob
…and supposition does not justify ignoring the threat. Check back next month and we’ll see whose supposition is more accurate.
Try this from Dr. Richard Hatchett, Epidemiologist…
“This Is The Most Frightening Disease I’ve Ever Encountered In My Career” Says Architect Of National Pandemic Strategy
“”I think the most concerning thing about this virus is the combination of infectiousness and the ability to cause severe disease or death. And we have not since 1918, the Spanish Flu, seen a virus that combined those two qualities in the same way. We have seen very lethal viruses. We have seen certainly, Ebola, or Nipah, or any of the other diseases that CEPI, the organisation that I run, works on – but those viruses had high mortality rates – I mean, Ebola’s mortality rate in some settings is greater than 80%. But they don’t have the infectiousness that this does. They don’t have the potential to explode and spread globally.”
4 years ago
Reply to
gfmucci .
If the deaths, in the United States, are at the same level as the death rate of this years influenza, again, United States. I’ll come back and say … WOW! You were right.
If not … will you apologize for speaking of something of which you know not?
4 years ago
Reply to
gfmucci .
Care to lay some money on it? I’ll easily offer you two-to-one odds. Or, is your cowardice showing?
4 years ago
Reply to
gfmucci .
Then, little one, how are you able to look into the mirror. To even the most casual observer, you spout a big game .. but are FAR too COWARDLY to take a stance. You are SO much fun to laugh AT.
4 years ago
Reply to
Achmed Mohandjob
He’s probably frightened by his own shadow. All this scare mongering is ridiculous.
4 years ago
Reply to
gfmucci .
It’s just an opinon. I see this virus as being over blown. I’d also bet common flu deaths are higher with the elderly and those with other health issues. The death rate with this virus is no where near the annual common flu rate and no one cares about that.
4 years ago
Reply to
DemocracyRules
So far it is no where near 60% of the world population and lets hope it doesn’t get there. I personally don’t think it will but who knows!
We should all be looking out for the elderly. It seems to affect them more. Maybe families will start coming together again instead of outsourcing them….
4 years ago
Reply to
DemocracyRules
In the last 12 months, more than 400,000 died from smoking in the USA and you didn’t even notice. And civil discourse.
4 years ago
Reply to
DemocracyRules
not true. lies and media manipulation. politics involved too. full of lies. everyone pinching hand sanitizer as baby wipes.tissues. pasta?! shame.
not to mention toilet rolls?! ????
4 years ago
Reply to
DemocracyRules
Statistics are like a prostitute, you can do pretty much anything with them that you wish.
4 years ago
Also here:
https://covid19info.live/
Total deaths from Covid-19 to date: 3,558
Total deaths from people struck by lightning
while they were thinking about gold fish: more
4 years ago
The hysteria surrounding coronavirus is largely a media creation. When the Obama-Biden regime was in office, thousands were dying because of the flu epidemic but there was not even a hint of accusations of incompetence breathed like we see since Trump is taking quick and decisive steps.
Even at that, the death rate for coronavirus is around 3%. It’s elementary math. Take the number of deaths, divide the number of known cases into it, and move the decimal point two places to the right, and round your answer to the nearest one-hundredth.
4 years ago
Reply to
Drew the Infidel
I disagree. But I do agree with you about the under publicized Flu epidemic [except the constant harping about getting a Flu shot].
The Coronavirus is new, it has a small chance of killing you, and its presence is growing quickly world wide. Why wouldn’t a news entity report that and exploit it for more viewers…..and ultimately more profits.
You make of it what you want. That is on you. But this is a news item in every sense of the phrase.
4 years ago
Reply to
fritzdahmus
Iran: Coronavirus Kills the ‘Butcher of Tehran’
https://legalinsurrection.com/2020/03/iran-coronavirus-kills-the-butcher-of-tehran/
Mohammad Haj Abolghasem, a senior commander, was known as the ‘butcher of Tehran’ for his role in the bloody suppression of pro-democracy protests that began in November 2019, the Iranian exile group said.
Abolghasem’s Basij Forces took active part in crushing anti-regime protests. Over 1,500 Iranians were killed by the pro-regime forces during the clampdown. Basij and pro-regime forces were involved in gunning down unarmed protesters. They even used sharpshooters, as well as machine guns mounted on helicopters and pickup trucks, to shoot into crowds.
4 years ago
Reply to
fritzdahmus
Agreed. It IS a news item deserving treatment as such instead of as a political agenda attack device as we see from the lamestream media.
4 years ago
Still like this site WorldOmeter
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/
His site is 203 cases behind, now 106,465
Still wonder why Germany has not recorded one death. Has Germany been doing something different or has a cure?
One thing I would like to thank those dead and missing who tried to report the truths from China
4 years ago
Reply to
knightsstrength
what about overst0cking up on toilet paper?????
COVID 19 of the ar$3. really?!
4 years ago
Reply to
sparks
That’s stupid. If there is a shortage, use baby wipes or soft tissues. Improvise!
4 years ago
Reply to
knightsstrength
Germany doesn’t care about native Germans. It seems to affect older people more and those with other health problems. It’s one way to clear out the “unproductive” and make room for migrant replacements. Out with the old and in with the new!
4 years ago
Just remember not to share items, from sharing drinks from cans bottles to Church Communions. Some churchs share Chalice, kiss crosses, statues. Do not do as the person before you may have had the Corona Virus
4 years ago
Reply to
knightsstrength
I would NEVER drink out of a shared chalice or cup under any circumstances. It doesn’t matter if they wipe the rim, they are germ pits. Nor would I kiss objects for the same reason. That’s just basic hygiene.
4 years ago
Reply to
felix1999
Neither would I but many do. Fortunately many faiths use plastic of glass to drink from instead of Chalice. Different faiths still kiss crosses, hands, statues and so on.
My I tention is to remind many that do, as we have to limit the spread in many ways.
4 years ago
If Coronavirus were spread by sexual contact,…. the Leftist would be screaming for a ‘Cure’, while NOT abstaining from sexual contact helping in spreading CORONAVIRUS !!
Sick minds welcome illness ?!!!
4 years ago
From Dr. Richard Hatchett, Epidemiologist…
“This Is The Most Frightening Disease I’ve Ever Encountered In My Career” Says Architect Of National Pandemic Strategy”
“I think the most concerning thing about this virus is the combination of infectiousness and the ability to cause severe disease or death. And we have not since 1918, the Spanish Flu, seen a virus that combined those two qualities in the same way. We have seen very lethal viruses. We have seen certainly, Ebola, or Nipah, or any of the other diseases that CEPI, the organisation that I run, works on – but those viruses had high mortality rates – I mean, Ebola’s mortality rate in some settings is greater than 80%. But they don’t have the infectiousness that this does. They don’t have the potential to explode and spread globally.”
4 years ago
Reply to
gfmucci .
Asians that rely on eating exotic animals are like barbarians. theyve moved up in the world yet still eat koala cockatoo pangolin wolf pups etc etc.
4 years ago
Reply to
glenn 20
One Chinese city is considering banning restauants and eateries from serving cats and dogs on the menu. I can’t imagine eating either one.
Chinese city of Shenzhen to ban eating cats and dogs
China moves to stop spread of coronavirus
PUBLISHED : 5 MAR 2020 AT 19:29
https://www.bangkokpost.com/world/1872339/chinese-city-of-shenzhen-to-ban-eating-cats-and-dogs
4 years ago
From Dr. Richard Hatchett, Epidemiologist…
“This Is The Most Frightening Disease I’ve Ever Encountered In My Career” Says Architect Of National Pandemic Strategy”
“I think the most concerning thing about this virus is the combination of infectiousness and the ability to cause severe disease or death. And we have not since 1918, the Spanish Flu, seen a virus that combined those two qualities in the same way. We have seen very lethal viruses. We have seen certainly, Ebola, or Nipah, or any of the other diseases that CEPI, the organisation that I run, works on – but those viruses had high mortality rates – I mean, Ebola’s mortality rate in some settings is greater than 80%. But they don’t have the infectiousness that this does. They don’t have the potential to explode and spread globally.”
4 years ago
Not good to take cruises as one may be stuck on ships with no port
Experts: Cruise ships no place for a coronavirus quarantine
https://apnews.com/a46bd7c219edb0c77336b6038795c403
The virus infections has doubled in last few days about now 3,778 per day
4 years ago
Reply to
knightsstrength
One guy says it thrives in colder weather. Hopefully as the weather warms up, this will fade away.
4 years ago
Reply to
felix1999
I would say Egypt is a warmer country, but Nile Cruises have Corona Virus. The problem is many travellers are spreading the virus from country to country and does not help been on large tourist ships, virtually towns with thousands on board in close proximity.
4 years ago
I urge you to visit Michael Savage’s website and podcasts.Savage is a PH.D in epidemiology and knows what he is speaking and writing about. He urges all to use common sense. Lots of good advice there from someone you can trust.
4 years ago
The fact that Iran mullahs believe in the 12th imam and wish to bring the world to chaos so the 12th imam can arise from the well and bring the world under islamic sharia is related to the Covid-19 epidemic. Iranian fifth columnists are likely deliberately infecting themselves to spread the disease as a more pleasant way of performing their jihad and getting their celestial virgins.
4 years ago
My sainted mother died tonight in a hospital. I had tried desperately to get her home before this and I failed. She was at severe respiratory risk after multiple months of hospital mandated oxygen and there was nothing I could do. People go when they are supposed to go and there is nothing anyone can do because we are not in control of when we are supposed to go. You will go. I will go. When it’s time, you go. I wish I could have kept her on this Earth because I am selfish and she was my dear mother. Thank goodness I don’t get to choose such things because there would be so much frickin smiting. Rest peacefully Mama.
