Scientists find four major types of long COVID
In a study from Weill Cornell Medicine, scientists found the post-COVID syndrome known as long COVID has four major subtypes defined by different clusters...
Getting booster in time can reduce omicron reinfection, severe disease
In a study from The University of Hong Kong and elsewhere, scientists found that the timely third vaccination of either CoronaVac or BNT162b2 strongly...
Brain game may predict your infection risk
Scientists found if your alertness and reaction time are see-sawing more than usual, you may be more at risk of a viral illness.
This eye disease linked to severe COVID-19 in older people
Recent studies suggest that age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a clinical risk factor for increased risk for infection and mortality.
AMD has been reported to...
Scientists develop a new mRNA vaccine strategy to fight the flu
In a study from the University of Minnesota, scientists developed a new mRNA vaccine strategy to fight the flu.
Scientists find why COVID-19 causes metabolic problems
It has become abundantly clear that coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19), despite being transmitted by breathing in the SARS-CoV-2 virus, can have harmful effects far...
Could loss of smell in COVID-19 cause a ‘dementia wave’ in future?
In a study from the University of Chicago, scientists reviewed the effect of COVID-19 on the olfactory system.
The review introduced questions about whether loss...
43% of people with COVID-19 get ‘long COVID’, study finds
The World Health Organization offered a clinical case definition of post-COVID conditions in October 2021 as mid-and long-term symptoms occurring in individuals after COVID-19...
COVID-19 virus can stay in brain, elsewhere in body for 8 months
In a study from the National Institutes of Health, scientists analyzed tissue samples from the autopsies of 44 people who died with COVID-19.
They found...
Scientists develop new COVID pill better than Paxlovid
In a study from Shanghai Jiao Tong University, scientists developed a new medication that COVID patients can take to prevent severe disease.
The treatment is...