Your gut may influence your COVID-19 severity and immune response
In a new study, researchers found that the variety and volume of bacteria in the gut, known as the microbiome, may influence the severity...
Why people with high blood pressure more likely to have severe COVID-19
COVID-19 patients who also suffer from high blood pressure are more likely to fall severely ill with the disease, which also leaves them at...
Even mild COVID-19 can lead to long-lasting illness, study finds
In a new study, researchers found that even people with mild cases of COVID-19 may commonly feel run down and unwell months later.
They found...
This sleep problem may increase COVID-19 risk
Sleep apnea causes breaks in breathing (apnea) while a person is asleep.
In a recent study at the Turku University Hospital and elsewhere, researchers found...
Century of data show COVID-19 could harm the brain
In a new study, researchers found cite decades of published scientific evidence to make a compelling case for COVID-19’s expected long-term effects on the...
New nasal spray could help prevent COVID-19 transmission
In a recent study at Columbia University, researchers developed a nasal antiviral that blocked transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in ferrets.
The compound in the spray is...
These people are key to spreading COVID-19, study shows
In a recent study from Princeton University and elsewhere, researchers examined more than a half-million people in India who were exposed to the novel...
Children have low risk of severe COVID-19, study confirms
So far, little research has been done on the risk of children being seriously affected by COVID-19 when the schools were open.
In a new...
This new tool can find patients at highest risk of COVID-19 deterioration
In a new study, researchers created a new risk-stratification tool that can accurately predict the likelihood of deterioration in adults with severe COVID-19.
They say...
These drugs may reduce death risk and time in ICU in people with severe...
In a new study, researchers found that treating critically ill COVID-19 patients with drugs typically used for arthritis may significantly improve survival.
Tocilizumab and sarilumab...