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Scientists find a cause of blood clotting, severe COVID-19

SARS-CoV-2 is the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. It is currently not known why some individuals develop only mild or no symptoms when infected, whilst others...

Some heart disease patients have low risk of severe COVID-19 symptoms

Adults and children born with heart defects had a lower-than-expected risk of developing moderate or severe COVID-19 symptoms, finds a study of more than...

The curve is fattening, not flattening. What can we do?

A deadly virus killed hundreds of thousands of Americans in just a few months. Health officials made rules to stop its spread, but those rules...

How to keep side effect from threatening a life-saving breast cancer treatment

Aromatase inhibitors are a game-changer for the treatment of some breast cancers, but many patients experience muscle and joint pain. A Rogel Cancer Center specialist...

Scientists find key symptoms that exacerbate Alzheimer’s disease

Research finds that impaired blood flow in the brain is correlated with the buildup of tau tangles, a hallmark indicator of cognitive decline. The study...

New study shows a new treatment of COVID-19

In a recent study at Kansas State University, researchers found a possible new treatment for COVID-19. They found how small molecule protease inhibitors show potency...

This common health issue linked to lower diabetes risk, Harvard scientists find

In a recent study at Harvard Medical School, researchers found that people with rheumatoid arthritis had a lower risk of type 2 diabetes than...

Some pre-existing conditions triple Covid-19 death risk

Certain pre-existing conditions may double or triple mortality risk for COVID-19, researchers report. A large, international study of COVID-19 patients confirmed that cardiovascular disease, hypertension,...

Will the COVID-19 virus become endemic

A study by Columbia Mailman School researchers Jeffrey Shaman and Marta Galanti explores the potential for the COVID-19 virus to become endemic, a regular...

Scientists develop extremely rapid diagnostic test for COVID-19

Scientists from Oxford University's Department of Physics have developed an extremely rapid diagnostic test that detects and identifies viruses in less than five minutes. The...