A possible new COVID-19 treatment

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Game changing Saliva test for Covid-19. $4 per test. Approved by FDA. *UPDATE*

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2020/8 ... n=trending
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Can Folding@home's software check whether oleandrin does much more than use up your money?

Trump reportedly pushing new unproven coronavirus treatment that is also embraced by HUD Sec. Ben Carson and MyPillow's Mike LindellTrump reportedly pushing new unproven coronavirus treatment that is also embraced by HUD Sec. Ben Carson and MyPillow's Mike Lindell

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A community’s sewage could give early warning of COVID-19 outbreaks, Yale study finds. Here’s how

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Two drugs join forces against COVID-19

https://discoveries.childrenshospital.o ... -covid-19/


Covid 19 coronavirus: Pineapples could be key to treating virus

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/ne ... d=12357695
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Singapore scientists find coronavirus variant with milder infections

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-heal ... SKBN25H0O1
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MHC class II transactivator CIITA induces cell resistance to Ebola virus and SARS-like coronaviruses

https://science.sciencemag.org/content/ ... ce.abb3753
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Antiviral used to treat cat coronavirus also works against SARS-CoV-2: U of A researchers

https://www.folio.ca/antiviral-used-to- ... searchers/


Feline coronavirus drug inhibits the main protease of SARS-CoV-2 and blocks virus replication

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-020-18096-2


DARE-19: Dapagliflozin could target key mechanisms activated in COVID-19

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AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine study put on hold due to suspected adverse reaction in participant in the U.K.

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Coronavirus: Oxford University to resume vaccine trial after pause

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-54132066
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De novo minibinders target SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein

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Pulling the plug on COVID-19

https://sciencenode.org/feature/Pulling ... d=readmore


ECCVID 2020: Lower plasma zinc levels associated with increased risk of death in COVID-19 patients

https://www.univadis.com/viewarticle/ec ... b5d9e56b47


The Potential Impact of Zinc Supplementation on COVID-19 Pathogenesis

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7365891/
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De novo design of picomolar SARS-CoV-2 miniprotein inhibitors

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An interesting statement, considering what we know about FAH:
"These are very expensive calculations," he added. "Also, running the analysis takes time. If we were to use just the resources at home, it would take several years."
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Anything is possible if you happen to test it on folks who are cronically zinc deficient. "An apple a day..." or VItamins can improve your general health and so can Zinc if your body happens to be short of it. I have not heard that it has been shown to medically "effective" in large-scale testing.

Choroquinine was suggested as a cure and while it had been proven as Safe in a controlled enviroment, it was not shown to be Effective.

Medical science likes to approve things that are Safe and Effective.

Lack of proof doesn't prove it to be Ineffective, though, so I'll go with "maybe"
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