This mental problem may increase COVID-19 death risk
In a new study, researchers found that people who are addicted to drugs or other substances are more likely to get COVID-19.
These people also...
Scientists find these common drugs could treat severe COVID-19
In several recent studies from the University of Michigan and elsewhere, researchers found steroids can fight severe COVID-19.
They showed that common drugs known as...
Scientists find the cause of high COVID-19 death rates in men and older people
COVID-19 infections tend to be more severe among older adults and males, yet the mechanisms underlying increased mortality in these two demographics are unknown.
In...
This sleep hormone may be a new treatment for COVID-19
In a new study, researchers found that melatonin, a hormone that regulates the sleep-wake cycle and is commonly used as an over-the-counter sleep aid,...
This nasal spray may prevent COVID-19 transmission, study shows
In a new study, researchers created a nasal antiviral that blocked transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in ferrets.
They suggested the nasal spray also may prevent infection...
More than 70 million essential workers in U.S. at high risk for COVID-19
In a new study, researchers found that as many as 74 million essential workers and their families are at increased risk for COVID-19 in...
COVID-19 could trigger this mental disease, study shows
In a new study, researchers found that in many children and young people with obsessive thoughts and compulsions experience, their OCD, anxiety and depressive...
To many people, this brain disease is the first symptom of COVID-19
In a recent study at Western University and Lawson Health Research Institute, researchers examined the link between COVID-19 and stroke to better understand the...
This study shows a new drug to treat severe COVID-19 infection
The inflammatory process identified in severe cases of coronavirus causes an uncontrolled and excessive release of cytokines—molecules in charge of organizing the body’s defenses—which...
Children have different antibodies in response to COVID-19
In a new study, researchers found that children and adults produce different types and amounts of antibodies in response to infection with the new...