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July 16, 2020       Share:    

Source: https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-hebrew-u-drug-could-turn-covid-19-into-common-cold-1001335830#utm_source=RSS

Hebrew U.: FDA-Approved Drug Could Dramatically Ease Covid-19 Symptoms

(Globes) Gali Weinreb - An FDA-approved treatment for cholesterol could dramatically ease the symptoms of Covid-19, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem reports. Prof. Yaakov Nahmias, director of the Grass Center for Bioengineering, found that the drug Fenofibrate could inhibit Covid-19's ability to reproduce in lung cells. Prof. Nahmias said, "If our results are confirmed in clinical trials, then within a few months, treatment with our drug could be turning Covid-19 into a type of common cold."

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