Mental problems may strongly linked to chronic physical diseases
In a new study, researchers found that poor mental health earlier in life leads to poor physical health in later life.
They examined 50 years...
COVID-19 deaths really are different. But best practices for ICU care should still apply
Exactly what kills a person with COVID-19?
How do those deaths differ from the deaths of people whose lungs fail rapidly because of other infections...
Smoking boosts risk for rare, often fatal, bleeding stroke
People who smoke, especially those genetically predisposed to doing so, are at much higher risk for a rare but often fatal type of bleeding...
Depression and stress may reduce efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines
Decades of research show that depression, stress, loneliness, and poor health behaviors can weaken the body's immune system and lower the effectiveness of certain...
This new one-dose vaccine shows promise in preventing COVID-19
In a new study, researchers report that a single-shot COVID-19 vaccine from Johnson & Johnson has shown very strong results in early clinical trials.
The...
Without this, masks could lead to more COVID-19 spread
In a new study, researchers found that the behavior public officials are now mandating or recommending unequivocally to slow the spread of surging COVID-19—wearing...
New vaccine can protect against multiple COVID-19 viral strains
The SARS-CoV-2 virus that is causing the COVID-19 pandemic is just one of many different viruses in the coronavirus family.
Many of these are circulating...
Why drug remdesivir cannot fully stop COVID-19
Remdesivir is the first drug against COVID-19 to be conditionally approved in Europe and the United States.
The drug is designed to suppress the rapid...
New findings about how COVID-19 damages the brain
In a new study, researchers offer a novel explanation for the long-term brain problems many COVID-19 patients experience.
The research was conducted by a team...
These places are COVID-19 superspreaders, Stanford study shows
In a new study, researchers found that college campuses are at risk of becoming COVID-19 superspreaders for their entire county.
They found that over half...