Scientists develop COVID-19 vaccine nasal spray
In a new study, researchers have successfully engineered a COVID-19 vaccine that can be administered through the nose.
They administered two doses of the vaccine...
COVID-19 can infect neurons and damage brain tissue, Yale study shows
In a new study, researchers have discovered that SARS-CoV-2 can directly infect the central nervous system and have begun to unravel some of the...
Machine learning tool gives early warning of heart issues in COVID-19 patients
A team of Johns Hopkins University biomedical engineers and heart specialists have developed an algorithm that warns doctors several hours before hospitalized COVID-19 patients...
Preventing spread of COVID-19 earlier can strongly save lives
In a new study, researchers found that rates of mortality from COVID-19 are lower in areas where public health measures aimed at preventing the...
Vaccines alone aren’t enough to eradicate a virus – lessons from history
Smallpox killed countless millions – 300 million people in the 20th century alone – before it was finally declared eradicated on May 8, 1980.
It...
What heart and stroke patients should know about COVID-19 vaccines
Experts have a simple answer for heart and stroke patients questioning whether they need a COVID-19 vaccination. That answer: yes.
"People with all kinds of...
New evidence shows vaping can harm lung function in healthy people
There is more evidence that vaping causes abnormal lung function in young, otherwise healthy people.
In a new study, researchers found immediately after vaping, lung...
New COVID-19 drug is successful in lab, study finds
In a new study, researchers found that a new potential therapy for COVID-19 has shown success in preventing the disease’s symptoms in the lab.
The...
Men of all ages more affected by COVID-19 than women
In a new study, researchers found that men are more likely to test positive for COVID-19, have complications and die from the virus than...
Strong activation of this stuff in body may increase risk of severe COVID-19
T cells are a type of white blood cells that are specialized in recognizing infected cells and are an essential part of the immune...