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Trump’s COVID-19 Treatment Developed Using Cells Originally Drawn from Fetal Tissue

Gladstone in the News October 14, 2020

Trump’s COVID-19 Treatment Developed Using Cells Originally Drawn from Fetal Tissue

abc News—Gladstone President Deepak Srivastava, MD, comments on the fact that the experimental treatments President Trump received for COVID-19 were tested on cells that were derived from fetal tissue decades ago, and expresses concern that the Trump administration's current ban on the use of fetal tissue for research could slow efforts to curb the pandemic.

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Trump’s Covid Treatments Were Tested in Cells Derived From Fetal Tissue

Gladstone in the News October 8, 2020

Trump’s Covid Treatments Were Tested in Cells Derived From Fetal Tissue

The New York Times—The experimental drugs used to treat President Trump for COVID-19 were developed with the help of a human cell line derived from a fetus aborted decades ago. Gladstone President Deepak Srivastava, MD, and Senior Investigator Warner Greene, MD, PhD, comment on the ethics of accepting this treatment while also banning research using newly derived fetal cells, in the process thwarting the development of life-saving treatments for other conditions.

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What We Know about Trump’s Extraordinary COVID-19 Treatment

Gladstone in the News October 5, 2020

What We Know about Trump’s Extraordinary COVID-19 Treatment

San Francisco Chronicle—After the president was diagnosed with COVID-19, he received aggressive medical treatment. Gladstone Senior Investigator Warner Greene noted that the combination of drugs the president received has not been tested or proven effective, and that the dexamethasone he was given is a sign his illness might be more severe than it appears.

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CRISPR Screening Identifies Human Host Pathways That Facilitate Coronavirus Infection

Gladstone in the News September 27, 2020

CRISPR Screening Identifies Human Host Pathways That Facilitate Coronavirus Infection

Life Sciences—The online science news hub Life Sciences highlights recent work from Senior Investigators Melanie Ott, MD, PhD, and Nevan Krogan, PhD, and their colleagues at BioHub and Synthego Corporation. The work describes the identification of host factors common to three coronaviruses including SARS-CoV-2, and could help bootstrap efforts to stem current and future coronavirus epidemics.

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Some Covid-19 Patients Show Signs of Heart Damage Months Later

Gladstone in the News September 23, 2020

Some Covid-19 Patients Show Signs of Heart Damage Months Later

The Wall Street Journal—Senior Investigator Todd McDevitt, PHD, comments on the damage SARS-CoV-2 can inflict on heart cells, which he and Senior Investigator Bruce Conklin, MD, recently reported in an article deposited on bioRxiv.

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If You’ve Just Had COVID, Exercise Might Not Be Good for You

Gladstone in the News September 15, 2020

If You’ve Just Had COVID, Exercise Might Not Be Good for You

Wired—In an article about the potential dangers of strenuous exercise for people who have been infected with SARS-CoV-2, Senior Investigator Bruce Conklin, MD, is quoted for likening to "carnage" the damage the virus can inflict on heart cells. Conklin and Senior Investigator Todd McDevitt, PhD, recently reported their observations of cardiac cells from deceased COVID-19 patients or grown in the lab in BioRxiv.

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Novel Coronavirus Could be Slicing Heart Muscles Cells into Pieces, Eating up DNA: Study

Gladstone in the News September 14, 2020

Novel Coronavirus Could be Slicing Heart Muscles Cells into Pieces, Eating up DNA: Study

The Times of India—The Times of India reports the recent discovery by Senior Investigators Todd McDevitt, PhD, and Bruce Conklin, MD, that SARS-CoV-2 can inflict severe damage to heart cells, and puts it in the context of several examples of cardiovascular failure in patients recovering from COVID-19 in India.

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What Is COVID-19 Doing to Our Hearts?

Gladstone in the News September 11, 2020

What Is COVID-19 Doing to Our Hearts?

The New Republic—Senior investigator Todd McDevitt, PhD, explains how his recent discovery that SARS-CoV-2 inflicts severe damage on heart cells could explain why some people experience symptoms of heart malfunction months after they recover from COVID-19. McDevitt stresses that COVID-19 is not just a respiratory disease, and could instead lead to permanent damage to various organs, even in young people.

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Post-COVID Heart Damage Alarms Researchers: “There Was a Black Hole” in Infected Cells

Gladstone in the News September 10, 2020

Post-COVID Heart Damage Alarms Researchers: “There Was a Black Hole” in Infected Cells

Yahoo! News—Some individuals who survive the initial bout with COVID-19 experience heart damage weeks or months later. Gladstone Investigator Todd McDevitt explains how his recent research shows that SARS-CoV-2 can devastate heart muscle cells, which could have long-term consequences for heart function.

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Coronavirus May Dice Heart Muscle Fibers into Tiny Snippets, Remove Cells’ DNA

Gladstone in the News September 9, 2020

Coronavirus May Dice Heart Muscle Fibers into Tiny Snippets, Remove Cells’ DNA

Live Science—Senior Investigators Todd McDevitt, PhD, and Bruce Conklin, MD, comment on their recent discovery that SARS-CoV-2 infects and destroys heart muscle cells grown in the lab and may do so in the hearts of COVID-19 patients as well.

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Bay Area Researchers Explain “Concerning” Effects of COVID-19 on Human Hearts

Gladstone in the News September 5, 2020

Bay Area Researchers Explain “Concerning” Effects of COVID-19 on Human Hearts

ABC7 News—As sports teams and colleges consider restarting the athletics season, Senior Investigator Todd McDevitt, PhD, and Gladstone President and Cardiologist Deepak Srivastava, MD, express concern that damage to the heart caused by SARS-CoV-2 infection could put athletes at risk for serious heart problems even if they only experienced mild COVID-19 symptoms.

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