Common cholesterol-lowering drug may lower COVID-19 severity, death risk
Statin drugs lower low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol by slowing down the liver’s production of cholesterol.
They also increase the liver’s ability to remove LDL cholesterol...
Four ways to support a friend or loved one with long COVID
An estimated 2.3 million people in the UK are currently living with long COVID. The condition is most commonly reported by people aged 35-69, but it can affect people of any age.
What is – and what isn’t – ‘brain fog’?
The COVID pandemic has introduced many scientific and medical terms into our everyday language.
Many of us are now fluent in conversations about viral strains,...
COVID-19 linked to higher risk of heart disease and death
In a new study, scientists found COVID-19 infection is linked to a subsequent heightened risk of poor cardiovascular health and death, particularly among those...
Scientists find inexpensive, readily available drug that may treat COVID-19
In a study from the University of California, Los Angeles, scientists found that an inexpensive, readily available amino acid might limit the effects of...
COVID vaccines: an annual booster like the flu shot could be the way forward
By now more than 70% of the UK population have received a third COVID vaccination, or a booster.
Many people who are older or at...
Scientists find an early sign of severe COVID-19
In a study from the University of Aberdeen, scientists found a protein that could be an early indicator of severe COVID-19.
Patients who get seriously...
Scientists find the cause of severe COVID symptoms
Since the earliest months of the COVID-19 pandemic, physicians and scientists worldwide have been working to understand how exactly the virus makes us sick.
In...
Research shows the cause of blood clots in people with severe COVID-19
People with severe COVID-19 face an increased risk of life-threatening blood clots.
In a recent study from the University of Reading, researchers found inflammation and...
Vaccine delivered from nose may prevent COVID-19 best
In a study from the University at Buffalo, scientists found that substantial immunity against the SARS-CoV-2 virus will only happen with a vaccine that...