Smoking, vaping linked to higher risk of severe COVID-19, death
Scientists from the University of Louisville found people who reported smoking or vaping prior to their hospitalization for COVID-19 were more likely to experience...
COVID-19 likely first spread to humans from animals in a Wuhan market, study finds
Scientists from Scripps Research and elsewhere found the COVID-19-causing coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, likely first spread to humans from animals in two separate transmission events in...
Your finger length could help predict severe COVID-19
In a recent study from Swansea University, scientists found the link between levels of sex hormones in the womb and in puberty and COVID...
Scientists find why COVID-19 is severe in some people and mild in others
Scientists from Mayo Clinic found key human genomic signatures that could help explain why COVID-19 is severe in some people and mild in others.
They...
A third COVID-19 booster is key to identifying and fighting new variants
Scientists from the University of Surrey found that 20 different COVID-19 variants were effectively identified and neutralized after a third booster.
The research is published...
People with diabetes 4 times more likely to get long COVID
Scientists from Emory University found diabetes increases the odds that a COVID-19 infection will be severe, and folks with diabetes may be up to...
Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccines effectively prevent severe COVID-19
Scientists from the University of Bristol found that protection against severe COVID-19 by two doses of Pfizer-BioNTech and AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines remained high up...
COVID-19 could increase your risk of heart disease, diabetes for months
Scientists from King's College London and elsewhere confirmed that COVID can raise the risks of heart disease and diabetes—though those threats typically wane again...
Scientists create new COVID shield to protect surfaces from viruses, bacteria
Scientists from the University of Sydney developed a first-of-its-kind sprayable coating that can prevent the surface spread of infection from bacteria and viruses, including...
This face mask can capture and deactivate COVID-19 virus
Scientists from the University of Kentucky have developed a medical face mask membrane that can capture and deactivate the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein on contact.
The...