Scientists find an important cause of COVID-19 deaths in older people
Your immune system's ability to combat COVID-19, like any infection, largely depends on its ability to replicate the immune cells effective at destroying the...
Why some people have no symptoms, while other get severe COVID-19 and die
Scientists from from Augusta University found the cause of the tremendous range of responses to infection with the COVID-19 virus—from symptom-free to critically ill.
They...
1 in 3 older people get new diseases after COVID-19 infection
Scientists recently found almost a third (32 of every 100) of older adults infected with COVID-19 developed at least one new condition in the...
Estrogen hormone may protect women from severe COVID-19
Scientists from the University of Helsinki found an older woman’s estrogen levels may be linked to her chances of dying from COVID-19.
They found higher...
Obesity can strongly reduce antibody response to COVID-19 vaccines
Scientists from Istanbul University found that adults (aged 18 or older) with severe obesity generate a much weaker immune response to COVID-19 vaccination compared...
This COVID drug may also help treat long COVID
Scientists from the University of California, San Francisco found that an antiviral drug used to treat high-risk COVID-19 patients may also benefit patients with...
Scientists find correct dosage of ultraviolet to fight against COVID
Scientists from Binghamton University found the correct dosage of ultraviolet to fight against COVID.
The research is published in Scientific Reports and was conducted by...
New oral COVID-19 vaccine can prevent disease and transmission
Scientists from Duke University found a new COVID vaccine designed to be taken orally not only protects the host, but also decreases the airborne...
FDA restricts the use of Janssen COVID-19 vaccine
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has limited the authorized use of the Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine to individuals 18 years of age and...
Why some people get sicker from COVID than others
COVID-19 vaccines have saved at least a million lives in the United States alone, but for many people, a lingering fear remains: If—or when—they...