Researchers have learned to significantly alleviate the course of the coronavirus using an extract of spirulina, a genus of blue-green algae. The Israeli newspaper Jerusalem Post reports.
Thus, scientists argue that the extract of photosynthetically processed spirulina is effective in suppressing the cytokine storm. It occurs when the immune system reacts to the ingress of coronavirus into the body and can be fatal.
According to scientists, controlling and mitigating the cytokine storm can help reduce the mortality of COVID-19. So, according to the conclusion of the researchers, natural algae can reduce inflammation, while synthetic drugs cause a negative reaction in the bodies of patients.
As the authors of the material write, if the benefits of spirulina are subsequently proven, it can be used in the treatment of other types of coronavirus and influenza.
Earlier, research by European scientists showed that half of all people of non-African descent have a genetic variant that reduces the risk of severe COVID-19 by 20 percent. This gene was passed down from Neanderthals along with DNA, which, on the contrary, increases the likelihood of complications from coronavirus infection.