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Balentine honored for Virtual ACE research at American Geriatrics Society meeting

Dr. Courtney Balentine presents his research poster on Virtual Acute Care for Elders at the American Geriatric Society Annual Scientific Meeting in Portland, Oregon, May 2-4, 2019. Dr. Courtney ...
UPI

Study: ACE inhibitors may impact body's ability to fight bacterial infections

July 28 (UPI) --Some drugs prescribed to people with high blood pressure and congestive heart failure weaken the immune system's ability to fight off bacterial infections, a study published Wednesday ...
UPI

Study: ACE inhibitors for blood pressure increase protein that bolsters COVID-19

April 26 (UPI) --Taking a specific type of blood pressure medication increases levels of a protein that helps COVID-19 spread through the body, a study presented Monday during the American Society for ...
News Medical

Study finds that ACE-2 is not biochemically required for SARS-CoV2 membrane fusion

A study posted to the bioRxiv* preprint server tested the hypothesis that the angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE-2) receptor of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is not ...
ALZFORUM

New ACE Variant Speeds Neurodegeneration in Alzheimer’s Mice

Taking certain hypertension medications has been linked to a lower risk of Alzheimer’s disease—but does that happen via lower blood pressure, or some other way? In the September 30 Science ...