COVID-19: UBC-co-developed nasal spray found effective at treating infected mice

Credit to Author: Stephanie Ip| Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2022 19:08:52 +0000

In the study, genetically engineered mice were infected with the COVID-19 virus and given a daily dose of the nasal spray for four days. All 10 of the treated mice survived infection, compared to just 20 per cent of untreated mice.

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COVID-19: UBC-developed nasal spray found effective at treating infected mice

Credit to Author: Stephanie Ip| Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2022 17:18:54 +0000

In the study, genetically engineered mice were infected with the COVID-19 virus and given a daily dose of the nasal spray for four days. All 10 of the treated mice survived infection, compared to just 20 per cent of untreated mice.

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Members of Russian Community Centre rocked by vandalism, many have close ties to Ukraine

Credit to Author: Joanne Lee-Young| Date: Sun, 06 Mar 2022 23:54:15 +0000

“We all have many (people) in Ukraine and Russia that we have been in touch with, trying to find out if they are OK, if they are able to get out.” — Ariadna McKenna

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Books Q&A: Vancouver writer Christopher Evans’ characters and their lives of emotional limbo

Credit to Author: Dana Gee| Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2022 18:00:51 +0000

‘I kind of like the idea of sort of creating these self-contained little worlds,’ says author of short story collection Nothing Could Be Further From The Truth. ‘When you short story write, you really get to indulge that’

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Conversations That Matter: Magic with mushrooms

Credit to Author: Massey Padgham| Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2022 15:00:25 +0000

Over the past couple of years, the legal use of psilocybin has been touted as an important and effective agent in the treatment of addiction, save one challenge – the cost is horrendous. It is far out of reach for the average person and the health care system. As a result, the concept,while tantalizing, was […]

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