Applied Biology BREAKTHROUGH DISCOVERY BY APPLIED BIOLOGY SCIENTISTS PAVES WAY TO POTENTIALLY MORE EFFICIENT TREATMENT FOR COVID-19 IRVINE, CA, USA, January 7, 2021 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Irvine, CA, Jan 7, 2021 — The Brazilian government announced on January 6, 2021 that it would adopt the AndroCoV protocol pioneered by Applied Biology in partnership with Brazilian scientists as part of the emergency response to the COVID-19 crisis (https://www.gov.br/saude/pt-br/assuntos/noticias/ministerio-da-saude-prepara-acoes-para-reforco-do-sus-em-manaus). While studying the genetics of the androgen receptor, Applied Biology scientists discovered a possible breakthrough treatment for COVID-19. The team led by Andy Goren, MD from Applied Biology, Carlos Wambier, MD, PhD from Brown University and Flavio A. Cadegiani, MD, MSc, PhD along with other collaborators have published their discovery in several medical journals. The manuscript, “COVID‐19, androgens, and androgenic alopecia” (doi: 10.1002/der2.50), elucidates the possible role of androgens in controlling the infectivity of SARS-CoV-2 in human lung cells.