This nutrient supplement may help prevent severe COVID-19, boost recovery
In a new study, researchers found that administering zinc supplements to COVID-19 patients with low levels of this element may be a strategy to...
These people are more prone to COVID-19 infection
In a new study, researchers found that men, older adults and smokers exhibit certain genomic traits in their airways that make it easier for...
Common gut problem linked to COVID-19
In a recent study at Cedars-Sinai and elsewhere, researchers found that an enzyme that helps COVID-19 (coronavirus) infect the body also plays a role...
Helping people with COVID-19 avoid blood clots
It seems like every week new data comes out about blood clots in patients with COVID-19.
Thrombosis puts someone hospitalized for COVID-19 more at risk...
This type of mask most effective against COVID-19
In a new study, researchers suggest that if you are going to buy a face mask to protect yourself and others from COVID-19, make...
After old age, the thing is biggest risk factor for COVID-19 death
Intellectual disability puts people at higher risk of dying earlier in life than the general population, for a variety of reasons.
The main symptom is...
This thing may increase death risk in pneumonia, flu and COVID-19
In a recent study at the University of Michigan, researchers found that high levels of cadmium, a chemical found in cigarettes and in contaminated...
This new drug 10 times more effective fighting COVID-19
In a recent study from UCL and elsewhere, researchers found that the antiviral drug plitidepsin is between 10 and 100 times more effective against...
Moderna COVID-19 vaccine may cause this skin reaction, study finds
The speed and scale of vaccinations against the SARS-CoV-2 virus ramps up globally.
In a new paper, researchers call for greater awareness and communication around...
COVID-19 antibodies, vaccines less effective against new variants
In a new study, researchers found that three new, fast-spreading variants of the virus that cause COVID-19 can evade antibodies that work against the...