New factor found associated with the risk of severe COVID-19 in obese people

Study reveals new factor associated with the risk of severe COVID-19 in people with obesity (medicalxpress.com)

Study reveals new factor associated with the risk of severe COVID-19 in people with obesity At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, a group of Brazilian researchers showed why SARS-CoV-2 infection tends to be more severe in diabetic patients. Now, the same team based at the Institute of Biology ... Karina Toledo Medical Xpress

At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, a group of Brazilian researchers showed why SARS-CoV-2 infection tends to be more severe in diabetic patients. Now, the same team based at the Institute of Biology of the State University of Campinas (IB-UNICAMP) has discovered one of the reasons why obese people who do not have diabetes or even insulin resistance also have an increased risk of developing the severe form of the disease.

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