Common prostate cancer drugs may help treat COVID-19 effectively
In a new study, researchers found that drugs that target the androgen receptor – successful in controlling prostate cancer – may also work against...
This study predicts most effective antibodies against COVID-19
In a recent study, researchers published an article about the COVID-19 virus and its characteristic spike protein.
They predict which antibodies would provide the best...
About 1 in 5 people hospitalized with COVID-19 dies, study finds
In a new study, researchers found that severe acute complications are common among adults hospitalized with COVID-19, leading to an inpatient mortality rate of...
Scientists find 2 phases of lung infection in severe COVID-19
What does SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, do once it enters a person's airways, and how does infection in lung cells affect patients'...
These 2 new tests could lower COVID-19 death risk
In a new study, researchers found that a first-of-its-kind rapid test could identify which COVID-19 patients are responding to drug treatments and which patients...
COVID-19 death in obese people isn’t caused by inflammation, study shows
Obesity is linked to poor COVID-19 outcomes.
But in a new study, researchers found that this is not due to increased inflammation, but instead may...
These heart symptoms may mean higher COVID-19 death risk
In a new study, researchers found that when a patient is hospitalized with COVID-19, signs of damage to the right side of the heart may indicate...
The new COVID-19 vaccine: Answers to all the hard questions
With unprecedented speed and efficiency but without sacrificing scientific rigor, several highly effective vaccines have been developed to protect against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that...
Blood of COVID patients could predict severity of illness, improve treatment
In a new study, researchers found key biomarkers in the blood of COVID-19 patients, which can help predict the severity of illness and lead...
The first vaccines for COVID-19: what we know so far
Almost immediately after the SARS-CoV-2 virus was identified in January 2020, scientists got to work on a vaccine.
In less than a year, one of...