This study shows new drug for immune overreaction, a major cause of COVID-19 death
A recent study at the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital and elsewhere found a drug used to treat to HLH (ruxolitinib) could dramatically reverse respiratory and...
Is your home too small to prevent COVID-19 spread?
In a new study, researchers found although people with COVID-19 are told to keep their distance from family members to protect them from infection,...
Most U.S. people have not been infected with COVID-19 virus, this study shows
In a new study, researchers found from March to early May 2020, most people in the United States had not been infected with severe...
Why obesity is so common in people with COVID-19
In a new study, researchers found a hormone that connects the body's metabolism and immune response system may explain why COVID-19 is so dangerous...
Scientists find a new cause of migraine headache
In a new study, researchers found a new mechanism responsible for familial migraine.
They show that a genetic dysfunction in specific brain cells of the...
Most widely used high blood pressure drug may harm heart health, study shows
In a new study, researchers found that L-type calcium channel blockers (LCCBs)—the most widely used drugs for treating high blood pressure—may harm the heart...
Scientists find how COVID-19 causes smell loss
Temporary loss of smell, or anosmia, is the main neurological symptom and one of the earliest and most commonly reported indicators of COVID-19.
Studies suggest...
This test provides higher accuracy of COVID-19 detection
In a new review study, researchers compared different COVID-19 tests and found that sputum testing detected the RNA of the virus that causes COVID-19...
Seaweed extract may block COVID-19 virus better than drug remdesivir
In a new study, researchers found in a test of antiviral effectiveness against COVID-19, an extract from edible seaweeds outperformed remdesivir, the current standard...
Controlling diabetes takes on greater urgency during COVID-19 pandemic
Uncontrolled blood sugar is dangerous at any time.
But with mounting evidence showing that COVID-19 places people with diabetes at higher risk for severe illness,...