Nanoparticle therapy may help patients hospitalized with severe Covid-19
Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers say that an experimental nanoparticle treatment called OP-101 substantially reduced the risk of death and need for a ventilator in...
Scientists discover antibodies that fight against many COVID-19 variants
As the world has witnessed firsthand, SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID, is difficult to control because of its ability to rapidly mutate and...
New drug therapy could improve survival in severe COVID-19
Scientists from Saint Peter's University Hospital found for patients with severe COVID-19 requiring high flow nasal cannula (HFNC), triple therapy of dexamethasone, remdesivir, and...
MIT develops new test for COVID-19 immunity
In a study from MIT, scientists have developed an easy-to-use test that may be able to answer that question.
Their test, which uses the same...
Mask wearing could help fight against omicron
Scientists from Burnet Institute found the benefits of mask-wearing, by showing that increased mask uptake in Victoria could reduce the duration of epidemic peaks...
New COVID variants could emerge from animals or from people with chronic infections –...
As the COVID pandemic rolls on, we’re becoming all too familiar with the continued emergence of new variants.
Some can thwart immunity from vaccines and...
Many people older than 50 get shingles after COVID-19 infection
In a study from GSK in Belgium, scientists found that adults aged 50 years or older have an increased risk of developing shingles after...
Powerful new antibody can fight all known COVID variants
In a study from Boston Children's Hospital, scientists developed a new broadly neutralizing antibody to improve our ability to defend against future variants.
In tests,...
1 in 8 hospitalized COVID-19 patients suffer from serious brain damage
In a recent study from Boston University, scientists found about 13% of hospitalized COVID-19 patients have serious brain problems.
Research has found that infection with...
Drug for asthma and eczema may help treat COVID patients
Scientists from the University of Virginia found a medication used to treat asthma and eczema can improve survival rates for patients with moderate to...