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Homocysteine Homocysteine (Hcy) is a type of amino acid, the building blocks that are used to build proteins. Homocysteine is produced by a process called demethylation (removal of a methyl group (CH3) from a molecule) of the amino acid methionine.  Methionine is one of the 11 essential amino acids which means our body can´t produce it and we have to get it from our diet, especially from animal protein sources(4). When a methyl group is added to a methionine molecule, we have the production of homocysteine. For this reaction to occur, we need the help of another type of protein, an enzyme named methionine synthase(4). Three other components also have an important role in this process: vitamins B6, B12, and...

Which Supplements Can Assist Protection Against Coronavirus? Browse Categories B-12 COVID-19 Deficiencies  Fertility / Pregnancy / Women's Health  Health Issues  Kid's Health Mental Health  Methylfolate Facts  MTHFR Genetics  News  Resources  Staying Healthy  Super-B-Complex As the quarantine lockdown continues, people across the world are still looking for ways to increase their body’s protection against coronavirus. While nothing has proven to be more effective than social distancing and proper hygiene, stepping up your body’s personal line of defense can definitely help. The immune system is a complex, yet an extremely interesting network of cells, organs, and proteins. Together, they help protect the body from infections, viruses, and diseases. The stronger your immune system is, the harder it will be for those pesky bacteria and...

Furin, a potential therapeutic target for COVID-19 Browse Categories B-12 COVID-19 Deficiencies  Fertility / Pregnancy / Women's Health  Health Issues  Kid's Health Mental Health  Methylfolate Facts  MTHFR Genetics  News  Resources  Staying Healthy  Super-B-Complex Canrong WU,a,1Yueying YANG,b,1Yang LIU,bPeng ZHANG,bYaliWANG,bQiqi WANG, b Yang XU,bMingxue LI,bMengzhu ZHENG,a,* Lixia CHEN,b,* &Hua LIa,b,* aHubei Key Laboratory of Natural Medicinal Chemistry and Resource Evaluation, School of Pharmacy, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China bWuya College of Innovation, Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drug Design & Discovery, Ministry of Education, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China Abstract A novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) infectious disease has broken out in Wuhan, Hubei Province since December 2019, and spread rapidly from Wuhan to other areas, which has been...

The Role of Folic Acid in the Management of Respiratory Disease Caused by COVID-19   Browse Categories   B-12 COVID-19 Deficiencies  Fertility / Pregnancy / Women's Health  Health Issues  Kid's Health Mental Health  Methylfolate Facts  MTHFR Genetics  News  Resources  Staying Healthy  Super-B-Complex   The Role of Folic Acid in the Management of Respiratory Disease Caused by COVID-19 Zahra Sheybani, Maryam Heydari Dokoohaki, Manica Negahdaripour, Mehdi Dehdashti, Hassan Zolghadr, Mohsen Moghadami, Seyed Masoom Masoompour, Amin Reza Zolghad Submitted date: 26/03/2020 • Posted date: 30/03/2020 Licence: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Citation information: Sheybani, Zahra; Dokoohaki, Maryam Heydari; Negahdaripour, Manica; Dehdashti, Mehdi; Zolghadr, Hassan; Moghadami, Mohsen; et al. (2020): The Role of Folic Acid in the Management of Respiratory Disease Caused by COVID-19. ChemRxiv. Preprint. https://doi.org/10.26434/chemrxiv.12034980.v1...

Predictors for imaging progression on chest CT from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients Browse Categories B-12 COVID-19 Deficiencies  Fertility / Pregnancy / Women's Health  Health Issues  Kid's Health Mental Health  Methylfolate Facts  MTHFR Genetics  News  Resources  Staying Healthy  Super-B-Complex ABSTRACT Objective: This study aimed to investigate the potential parameters associated with imaging progression on chest CT from coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) patients. Results: The average age of 273 COVID-19 patients enrolled with imaging progression were older than those without imaging progression (p = 0.006). The white blood cells, platelets, neutrophils and acid glycoprotein were all decreased in imaging progression patients (all p < 0.05), and monocytes were increased (p = 0.025). The parameters including homocysteine, urea, creatinine and serum cystatin C were...