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Which one is better statin and why (Part 2)
C.      Insulin resistance: Lipophilic statins may have adverse metabolic consequences that include impaired insulin secretion and promotion of insulin resistance. Hydrophilic statins ·        pravastatin improves insulin sensitivity in some patients...
Russia’s Sputnik V Vaccine’s Study Design & Details
Details Background: The Gamaleya Research Institute in Russia is testing their non-replicating viral vector COVID-19 vaccine candidate, Sputnik V (formerly Gam-COVID-Vac), in two Phase 1/2 trials. The trials recruited about 38 participants each to receive the vaccine candidate (NCT04436471) (NCT04437875).   Outcomes...
AstraZeneca, Oxford resume COVID-19 vaccine trial in UK after brief pause
Pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca and Oxford University have resumed clinical trials of their COVID-19 vaccine candidate in the United Kingdom after a brief global pause in testing. AstraZeneca put a hold on its COVID-19 clinical trials worldwide this week while it investigated an adverse reaction in...
Oxford COVID-19 vaccine halted its Vaccine Trial
Oxford researchers halt vaccine trial while adverse reaction is investigated One of the leading covid-19 vaccine candidate trials has been voluntarily paused as part of a standard review process triggered by a “single event of an unexplained illness that occurred in the UK phase III trial.” The...