How SARS-COV-2 evolved to counter its own weaknesses
The first pandemic-accelerating mutation in the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes COVID-19, evolved as a way to correct vulnerabilities caused by the mutation that started the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic.
Does COVID really damage your immune system and make you more vulnerable to infections?...
Over the past month or two, many northern hemisphere countries including the US and the UK have seen a large wave of respiratory viral...
Why did so many buy COVID misinformation? It works like magic
Misinformation and disinformation about COVID and government-led health measures to combat the pandemic hampered efforts to form a unified national response to the disease.
Scientists find new drug broadly efficient in COVID-19 treatment
In a study from the University of Cambridge and elsewhere, scientists found a compound efficient in the treatment of SARS-CoV-2 that could be broadly...
For COVID-19, do supplements help?
The COVID-19 pandemic has unleashed a flood of clinical trials on dietary supplements, as researchers race to evaluate nutritional products that may help to...
How COVID-19 can damage your heart
A recent study from the University of Queensland has discovered how COVID-19 damages the heart, opening the door to future treatments.
In this study, scientists...
Vitamin D benefits may depend on body weight, study finds
In a study from Brigham and Women's Hospital, scientists found new evidence that vitamin D may be metabolized differently in people with an elevated...
Hybrid immunity can prevent COVID-19 most effectively
In a study from the University of Calgary, scientists found hybrid immunity is the best protection against COVID-19.
They found people with hybrid immunity are...
Using mouthwash may suppress COVID-19 virus, study finds
A recent study from Hokkaido University found that commercial mouthwashes may help suppress the COVID-19 virus.
People with COVID-19 retain higher risks of heart disease, death for 18 months
In a study from the University of Hong Kong, scientists found COVID-19 is linked to higher risks of heart disease and death in the...