Almost 25% of Americans met criteria for ‘moderate depression’ during COVID-19 pandemic
During the pandemic, depression rates in adults were three times higher than before. And for young people, they were even higher.
The cost of vaccine inequality: 50% more deaths in COVID-19
Imagine if you and your friend were both sick, but only your friend received the medicine needed to get better.
That wouldn't be fair, right?...
Making COVID-19 vaccines safer: a simple explanation
Have you ever wished for a safer, better way to take vaccines instead of using needles? Scientists in Berlin might have an answer.
To make...
AI finds better drug combo for COVID-19 treatment
A new machine learning study has discovered that the most effective drug combinations for preventing COVID-19 from recurring are different for every patient.
Long COVID: effects on fatigue and quality of life can be comparable to some...
As of March 2023, the Office for National Statistics estimated that 1.7 million people in the UK were living with self-reported long COVID.
This refers...
Tiny molecules, big difference: studying how micrornas affect Covid-19
Have you ever heard of microRNAs?
They are very, very tiny particles that help control our genes. Genes are like instruction manuals that our bodies...
Millions of people do not have full recovery of smell or taste senses after...
Scientists find that about 60% of the people who got COVID-19 lost their sense of smell. About 58% lost their sense of taste.
COVID-19’s lingering impact: brain changes in recovered patients
approximately one in five adults will experience long-term effects from COVID-19. These effects, known as long COVID, can persist even after recovery from the initial illness.
COVID-19 can cause brain cells to fuse, study finds
Can you imagine what happens when two brain cells stick together? It might sound strange, but this is what scientists found out while studying viruses like SARS-CoV-2, the one that causes COVID-19.
Common diabetes drug may help treat long COVID
Some researchers in the United States made an exciting discovery. They found a common medicine that might help prevent Long COVID. The medicine, is called metformin.