Air pollution exposure linked to greater risk of severe COVID-19
Scientists from Germany found that long-term exposure to air pollution is linked to a greater risk of severe COVID-19.
They found that people living in...
COVID-19 strongly linked to worse mental problems
Scientists from the University of Otago found a concerning link between ongoing COVID‑19 disruption and worsening mental health for those most at risk.
The research...
Scientists find antibodies that block all the COVID-19 variants
Scientists from Johns Hopkins University found 30 antibodies that recognize a wide range of coronaviruses—successfully blocking not only all the SARS-CoV-2 variants that were...
What Yankee Candle reviews can tell us about COVID-19 trends
It all started with a tweet.
“Fresh wave of bad reviews for yankee candles,” wrote @drewtoothpaste in December 2021, in a post that included screenshots...
Scientists find the cause of ‘long COVID’
Scientists from the University of Colorado linked COVID-19 specific T cells to lung function and those who suffer from long-term COVID symptoms (PASC).
They found...
Nearly half of people with COVID-19 have ‘long COVID’ symptoms
Scientists from the University of Michigan found that around the world, 43 percent of those infected with COVID-19 experienced post-COVID conditions.
The research is published...
Can you get COVID-19 twice within 90 days? Here’s why it’s more likely now...
When looking at the state of COVID-19 in the United States, Mansoor Amiji, distinguished professor in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences at Northeastern, invites...
Aging well in a pandemic: Older adults share what it takes
Scientists from Michigan Medicine found that despite the pandemic’s terrible toll on older adults, most people over 50 still say their health is as...
Pfizer vaccination can treat COVID-19 successfully
Scientists from Cardiff University found doctors can successfully use vaccination to treat a patient with COVID-19.
It is thought to be the first instance of...
The pandemic has reached a plateau, but for how long?
The U.S. appears to have reached a plateau with the omicron subvariant that's surged this spring, but it's too early to know if positive...