Thu, May-07-20, 08:47
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Plan: modified adkins (sort of)
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Progress: 91%
Location: Austin, TX
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Covid-19 and sugar
On Yahoo news feed today...
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Maybe coronavirus's aggressiveness could be changed by adding or subtracting sugar molecules from its spike protein
Adam M. Brufsky, Professor of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, The Conversation, May 7, 2020
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Scientists have been tracking changes to the genetic makeup of the new coronavirus to better understand how best to slow its spread. My research on the link between high blood sugar in patients and the severity of the illness from the virus could provide insight into the nature of different possible types of virus. Specifically, the presence of sugar on the virus’s spike protein could help differentiate them.
Many physicians noticed that people with high blood sugar, not only those with a history of diabetes but also unexplained new diabetes, were showing up in the hospital with the novel coronavirus. This indicated to me that something could be going on with the addition of sugar molecules to the virus, or the receptor it latches onto to infect cells, that influenced the severity of the disease.
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