Slow walkers have ‘four times higher’ COVID-19 death risk
Scientists from the University of Leicester found slow walkers are almost four times more likely to die from COVID-19 and have over twice the...
Omicron infection cannot boost your COVID-19 immunity effectively
Scientists from Imperial College London found that people infected with the omicron variant show poor immune boosting against future SARS-CoV-2 infection.
The research is published...
330,000 in US died needlessly during COVID-19 pandemic, study finds
Scientists from Yale and elsewhere found evidence that hundreds of thousands of lives could have been saved during the pandemic if people in the...
Common asthma drug may help treat COVID-19, study finds
In a recent study from the Indian Institute of Science, scientists found that a drug used to treat asthma and allergies can bind to...
Moderna has an Omicron-specific booster shot. Does it change anything?
Moderna is seeking authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for a COVID-19 vaccine that adds protection specifically against the Omicron variant of...
COVID-19 can harm brain health in the long run
COVID-19 patients commonly report having headaches, confusion and other neurological symptoms, but doctors don’t fully understand how the disease targets the brain during infection.
In...
How having had COVID-19 may harm your cognitive abilities
Scientists from the University of Waterloo found that people who contract COVID‐19 often experience memory, attention, and concentration problems, even after recovering from the...
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...