Brazilian COVID-19 variant much more transmissible, study finds
In a new study from Imperial College London and elsewhere, researchers found evidence that the P.1 coronavirus variant that was first seen in parts...
People with COVID-19 more likely to die after this heart problem
In a recent study at the University of Gothenburg, researchers found that COVID-19 patients who suffer a cardiac arrest either in or out of...
Dogs can sniff out COVID-19 with impressive accuracy
In a new study from the University of Pennsylvania, researchers found that specially trained detection dogs can sniff out COVID-19-positive samples with 96% accuracy.
They...
UK B.1.1.7. COVID variant more transmissible, does not increase severity
In two new studies from University College London and elsewhere, researchers found no evidence that people with the B.1.1.7. variant experience worse symptoms or...
Antibodies can protect against COVID-19 reinfection
After having COVID-19, most people’s bodies develop antibodies to help fight it off.
These are special molecules made by the body’s disease defense system, the...
This asthma drug can boost recovery in COVID-19
In a new study from the University of Oxford, researchers found that early treatment with an asthma drug budesonide shortens recovery time in COVID-19...
This common habit linked to severe COVID-19 and death
In a new study, researchers found that physical inactivity is linked to more severe COVID-19 infection and a higher risk of dying from the...
Blood clotting risk much higher in COVID-19 than for vaccines
In a new study from the University of Oxford, researchers found that the risk of the rare blood clotting known as cerebral venous thrombosis...
Vaccinated? Don’t toss that mask just yet
The fight to end the pandemic has become a race against formidable opponents: variants.
Variants of SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, are already proliferating...
COVID-19 does not infect the brain but still inflicts damage
In a new study from Columbia University, researchers found that the COVID-19 virus likely does not directly infect the brain but can still inflict...