New peer reviews of COVID-19 preprints from the MIT Press journal RAPID REVIEWS COVID-19

(The MIT Press) Peer reviewers highlight promising research on increased risk for severe complications from COVID-19 in post-menopausal women; improved prognostic scoring for hospital admissions; and a new therapeutic approach that could lead to more effective treatments. They urge caution regarding a study claimingβ-coronaviruses utilize a lysosome-mediated egress mechanism and a new RNA processing protocol for testing.
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news