Low testosterone may increase risk of severe COVID-19 in men
In a study from Washington University in St. Louis, scientists found in men diagnosed with COVID-19, those with low testosterone levels are more likely...
People who were most physically active fared worse during the COVID-19 pandemic
When the world shut down in March 2020, many of us scaled back on exercise and other physical activities.
Those resulting COVID kilos yielded interest,...
Monkeypox: What does sex have to do with it
The 2022 outbreak of monkeypox has been detected in 95 countries, and the virus has infected more than 15,000 Americans.
Although the vast majority of...
New study reveals how the gut helps drive COVID-19
New findings from Flinders University have demonstrated a molecular link between COVID-19 and serotonin cells in the gut.
The research could help provide further clues...
Scientists develop new face mask to deactivate COVID-19
Scientists from the University of Kentucky showed that a newly developed medical face mask membrane can capture and deactivate the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein on...
Scientists find new way to prevent broad range of COVID-19 variants
The virus that causes COVID-19 today is not the same as the one that first sickened people way back in December 2019.
Many of the...
Researchers find new way to prevent blood clots in COVID-19
Scientists from Brigham and Women's Hospital found that full-dose anticoagulation lowers the risk of blood clotting complications.
Anticoagulants are medicines that help prevent blood clots. They're...
Yale finds how to prevent taste and smell loss in COVID-19
Scientists from Yale found a way to prevent the loss of smell and taste from COVID-19.
Loss of smell and taste is a hallmark symptom...
Many people get ineffective COVID-19 treatments, study finds
Scientists from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center found widespread use of ineffective COVID-19 treatments after FDA deauthorized their use.
Monoclonal antibodies are laboratory-designed treatments tailor-made...
Vaccination could strongly reduce blood clotting risk in COVID-19 patients
Scientists from NDORMS found ambulatory COVID-19 patients (those diagnosed as outpatients) face a higher risk of venal thrombosis (blood clot in a vein) than...