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...
COVID and your gut: how a healthy microbiome can reduce the severity of infection...
A vast combination of microorganisms live in our gut, including bacteria, fungi and viruses. Collectively, we refer to this as the the microbiome.
Despite their...
How COVID-19 is associated with diabetes
Amid the many problems posed by the pandemic, one positive outcome is that COVID-19 is providing valuable insights that could help researchers unlock the...
Molnupiravir doesn’t reduce COVID-19 hospitalizations in high-risk vaccinated people
Molnupiravir did not reduce hospitalisations or deaths among higher risk, vaccinated adults with COVID-19 in the community.
Half of US adults say they had COVID-19, but only a fraction were officially...
In a study from Northeastern and elsewhere, scientists found half of U.S. adults report being sickened with COVID-19 at some point during the pandemic,...
How common are severe side effects from COVID vaccines? And how are they detected?
Former federal MP Dr Kerryn Phelps has talked this week about the medical problems she and her wife had after their COVID-19 vaccinations around...
More exercise linked to less-severe COVID-19
Scientists found people who were more physically active prior to being diagnosed with COVID-19 had a lower risk of severe outcomes.