COVID-19

[Nature Metabolism] Scientists combined an evolutionary perspective with physiological data to propose that IL-6’s context-dependent effects on metabolism reflect its adaptive role for short-term energy allocation.

[Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology] Investigators discuss how diabetes can affect the development of hepatic steatosis and its progression to advanced liver damage.

[Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences] Scientists encourage the continued consideration of the use of the antioxidant and anti-inflammatory agent, melatonin, as a countermeasure to a SARS-CoV-2 infection.

[PLoS Pathogens] Scientists discuss the emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants and the structural basis for antibody-mediated neutralization of SARS-CoV-2 and neutralizing antibodies classification.

[Yale School of Medicine] In an effort to shed light on COVID-19 and its complications, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) provided $10 million to HHMI Investigators at Yale.

[Nature Immunology] Researchers combined a multi-omics approach with longitudinal sampling to reveal temporally resolved protective immune signatures in non-pneumonic and ambulatory SARS-CoV-2 infected patients and associated specific immune trajectories with upper airway viral containment.